1972 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

See also: 1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

1972 NCAA Tournament Championship Game

National championship game
UCLA Bruins Florida State Seminoles Pac-8 Independent (29-0) (27-5) 81 76 Head coach: John Wooden Head coach: Hugh Durham
AP: 1 Coaches: 1 AP: 10 Coaches: 10
1st half 2nd half Total UCLA Bruins 50 31 81 Florida State Seminoles 39 37 76
Date	March 25, 1972
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
MVP	Bill Walton, UCLA
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Curt Gowdy and Tom Hawkins

The 1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1971-72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 25, 1972, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California and featured the five-time defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference, and the independent Florida State Seminoles.

The Bruins narrowly defeated the Seminoles to win their sixth consecutive national championship.

Participating teams

UCLA Bruins

See also: 1971-72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

• West
  • UCLA 90, Weber State 58
  • UCLA 73, Long Beach State 57
• Final Four
  • UCLA 96, Louisville 77

Florida State Seminoles

See also: 1971-72 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

• Mideast
  • Florida State 83, Eastern Kentucky 81
  • Florida State 70, Minnesota 56
  • Florida State 73, Kentucky 54
• Final Four
  • Florida State 79, North Carolina 75

Game summary

Source:

NBC

March 25, 1972

#1 UCLA Bruins 81, #10 Florida State Seminoles 76
Scoring by half: 50-39, 31-37
Pts: Bill Walton 24 Rebs: Bill Walton 20 Asts: Tommy Curtis 6		Pts: Ron King 27 Rebs: Reggie Royals 10 Asts: Greg Samuel 7

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 15,063