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.

The Bruins defeated the Dolphins to win their fourth straight national championship.

Participating teams

UCLA Bruins

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

Jacksonville Dolphins

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

Game summary

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References


1973 NCAA University Division basketball championship game Wikipedia

1970 NCAA tournament Bracket, scores, stats, records

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Why the 1970 Final Four stands alone in college basketball history

Solved In the 1970 National Basketball Association