1970 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

See also: 1970 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

The 1970 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1969-70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 21, 1970, at the Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland and featured the three-time defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference, and the independent Jacksonville Dolphins.

1970 NCAA Tournament Championship Game

National championship game
UCLA Bruins Jacksonville Dolphins Pac-8 Independent (27-2) (27-1) 80 69 Head coach: John Wooden Head coach: Joe Williams
AP: 2 Coaches: 2 AP: 4 Coaches: 5
1st half 2nd half Total UCLA Bruins 41 39 80 Jacksonville Dolphins 36 33 69
Date	March 21, 1970[1]
Venue	Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland
MVP	Sidney Wicks, UCLA[2]
Favorite	UCLA
Attendance	14,380
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Curt Gowdy and Tom Hawkins
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The Bruins defeated the Dolphins to win their fourth straight national championship.

Participating teams

UCLA Bruins

See also: 1969-70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

• West
  • UCLA 88, Long Beach State 65
  • UCLA 101, Utah State 79
• Final Four
  • UCLA 93, New Mexico State 77

Jacksonville Dolphins

See also: 1969-70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

• Mideast
  • Jacksonville 109, Western Kentucky 96
  • Jacksonville 104, Iowa 103
  • Jacksonville 106, Kentucky 100
• Final Four
  • Jacksonville 91, St. Bonaventure 83

Game summary

Source:^[3]

NBC

March 21, 1970

#2 UCLA Bruins 80, #4 Jacksonville Dolphins 69
Scoring by half: 41-36, 39-33
Pts: Curtis Rowe 19 Rebs: Sidney Wicks 18 Asts: John Vallely 5		Pts: Artis Gilmore 19 Rebs: Artis Gilmore 16 Asts: Rex Morgan 11

Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland Attendance: 14,380