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The 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball
Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play
to determine the national champion of men's NCAA
University Division (the predecessor to today's Division I, which would
be created later in 1973) college basketball. It began on
March 10, 1973, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in
St.
Louis, Missouri. A total of 29 games were played, including a
third place game in each region and a national third place
game.
UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the
national title with a 87–66 victory in the final game over Memphis
State, coached by Gene Bartow. This gave UCLA their 7th
consecutive title. Bill
Walton of UCLA was named the tournament's Most
Outstanding Player. This year's Final Four marked the first
time the championship game was televised on a Monday night in prime
time, a practice which continues as of 2009.
Tournament
notes
The UCLA - Memphis State championship game made USA Today's list of the
greatest NCAA tournament games of all time at #18. [1] Bill
Walton set a championship game record, hitting 21 of 22 shots and
scoring 44 points.
Locations
| Region |
Site |
Other Locations |
| East |
Charlotte, North
Carolina |
Jamaica, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Mideast |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Dayton,
Ohio |
| Midwest |
Houston, Texas |
Wichita,
Kansas |
| West |
Los Angeles,
California |
Logan, Utah |
| Finals |
St.
Louis, Missouri |
|
Teams
Bracket
East
region
| |
Quarterfinals |
|
Semifinals |
|
Finals |
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Maryland |
91 |
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Syracuse |
75 |
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Syracuse |
83 |
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Furman |
82 |
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Maryland |
89 |
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Providence |
103 |
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Pennsylvania |
62 |
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St. John's |
61 |
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Pennsylvania |
65 |
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Providence |
87 |
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Providence |
89 |
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St.
Joseph's |
76 |
|
Midwest
region
| |
Quarterfinals |
|
Semifinals |
|
Finals |
| |
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Memphis State |
90 |
|
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South Carolina |
76 |
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South Carolina |
78 |
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Texas
Tech |
70 |
|
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Memphis State |
92 |
|
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Kansas
State |
72 |
| |
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Kansas State |
66 |
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Southwest Louisiana |
63 |
|
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Southwest Louisiana |
102 |
|
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Houston |
89 |
|
Mideast
region
| |
Quarterfinals |
|
Semifinals |
|
Finals |
| |
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Indiana |
75 |
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Marquette |
69 |
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Marquette |
77 |
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Miami-OH |
62 |
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Indiana |
72 |
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Kentucky |
65 |
| |
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Kentucky |
106 |
|
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Austin Peay |
100* |
|
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Austin Peay |
77 |
|
| |
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Jacksonville |
75 |
|
West
region
| |
Quarterfinals |
|
Semifinals |
|
Finals |
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UCLA |
98 |
|
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Arizona State |
81 |
|
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Arizona State |
103 |
|
| |
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Oklahoma
City |
78 |
|
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UCLA |
54 |
|
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San
Francisco |
39 |
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San Francisco |
77 |
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Long Beach State |
67 |
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Long Beach State |
88 |
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Weber
State |
75 |
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Final
Four
| |
National Semifinals |
|
National Championship Game |
| |
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E |
Providence |
85 |
|
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MW |
Memphis State |
98 |
|
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MW |
Memphis
State |
66 |
|
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W |
UCLA |
87 |
|
ME |
Indiana |
59 |
|
W |
UCLA |
70 |
|
Aftermath
The 1973 NC State Wolfpack team averaged 93 ppg, led the nation
in win margin (21.8 ppg), and posted a 27–0 record, but was
ineligible for postseason play because of NCAA probation. David
Thompson, a two-time national Player of the Year, and All-American
Tom Burleson, led NC State to a 30–1 record the following season,
losing only to seven-time defending champion UCLA. The Wolfpack
avenged its only loss during the two-year period by defeating UCLA
in the 1974 Final Four and winning the title.
Gene Bartow, the Memphis State coach, would be John Wooden's
successor at UCLA after the 1975–1976 season.
See also
References
- ^
Mike Douchant - Greatest 63 games in NCAA
Tournament history. The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today,
March 25, 2002
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