1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game

1998 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
Utah Utes Kentucky Wildcats (30–3) (34–4) 69 78 Head coach:  Rick Majerus Head coach:  Tubby Smith AP Coaches 7 7 AP Coaches 5 6 1 2 Total Utah 41 28 69 Kentucky 31 47 78
Date	March 30, 1998
Arena	Alamodome
Location	San Antonio, Texas
MVP	Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky
Favorite	Kentucky by 3.5
Referee	Jim Burr, Donnie Gray, Mike Sanzere
Attendance	40,509
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) Michele Tafoya and Armen Keteyian (sideline)

The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1998 National Title Game was played on March 30, 1998 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, The 1998 National Title Game was played between the 1998 South Regional Champions, No. 2-seeded Kentucky and the 1998 West Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Utah.

Participants

Utah

• West Regional
  • Utah (3) 85, San Francisco (14) 68
  • Utah 75, Arkansas (6) 69
  • Utah 65, West Virginia (10) 62
  • Utah 76, Arizona (1) 51
• Final Four
  • Utah 65, North Carolina (1) 59

Kentucky

Seeding in brackets

• East
  • Kentucky (2) 82, South Carolina State (15) 67
  • Kentucky 88, Saint Louis (10) 61
  • Kentucky 94, UCLA (6) 66
  • Kentucky 86, Duke (1) 84
• Final Four
  • Kentucky 86, Stanford (3) 85 (OT)

Game summary

CBS

Monday, March 30

Box score

No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats 78, No. 3 Utah Utes 69
Pts: Scott Padgett 17 Rebs: Heshimu Evans 6 Asts: Allen Edwards 5		Pts: Andre Miller 16 Rebs: Michael Doleac 10 Asts: Andre Miller 5 Halftime score: Utah, 41–31

Alamodome, San Antonio, TX Attendance: 40,509 Referees: Jim Burr, Donnie Gray, Mike Sanzere

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