1974 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

1974 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
76	64
AP: 1; Coaches: 1;	AP: 3; Coaches: 5;
Date	March 25, 1974
Venue	Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
MVP	David Thompson, NC State
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Curt Gowdy and Billy Packer
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The 1974 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1974 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1973-74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on March 25, 1974, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina and featured the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the independent Marquette Warriors. This was the first national championship game since 1966 to not feature the UCLA Bruins.

NC State defeated Marquette to win their first national championship in program history, becoming only the second team from the ACC to win the national championship after North Carolina in 1957.

Participating teams

NC State Wolfpack

East
- North Carolina State 92, Providence 78
- North Carolina State 100, Pittsburgh 72
Final Four
- North Carolina State 80, UCLA 77 (2OT)

Marquette Warriors

Mideast
- Marquette 85, Ohio 59
- Marquette 69, Vanderbilt 61
- Marquette 72, Michigan 70
Final Four
- Marquette 64, Kansas 51

Game summary

Source:^[4]

NBC

March 25, 1974

#1 NC State Wolfpack 76, #3 Marquette Warriors 64
Scoring by half: 39-30, 37-34
Pts: David Thompson 21 Rebs: Tommy Burleson 11 Asts: Moe Rivers 5		Pts: Maurice Lucas 21 Rebs: Maurice Lucas 13 Asts: Lloyd Walton, Ed Daniels 2

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina

References

^ "NC State vs. Marquette Box Score (Men), March 25, 1974". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ "2016 – Billy Packer". National Sports Media Association. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ "NC State vs. Marquette Box Score, March 25, 1974 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".

[1] "NC State vs. Marquette Box Score (Men), March 25, 1974". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[2] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[3] "2016 – Billy Packer". National Sports Media Association. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[4] "NC State vs. Marquette Box Score, March 25, 1974 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".

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