1971 NCAA University Division basketball championship game
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The 1971 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1970-71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 27, 1971, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas and featured the four-time defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference, and the independent Villanova Wildcats.
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Date | March 27, 1971[3] | ||||||||||||
Venue | Astrodome, Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||
MVP | Howard Porter, Villanova (vacated)[4] | ||||||||||||
Favorite | UCLA | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 31,765[5] | ||||||||||||
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Network | NBC | ||||||||||||
Announcers | Curt Gowdy and Tom Hawkins | ||||||||||||
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The Bruins narrowly defeated the Wildcats to win their fifth consecutive national championship. However, the Wildcats would later vacate their appearance in the title game due to issues with the eligibility of Howard Porter.