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1 Participating teams  



1.1  NC State Wolfpack  





1.2  Marquette Warriors  







2 Game summary  





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1974 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
NC State Wolfpack Marquette Warriors
ACC Independent
(29-1) (26-4)
76 64
Head coach:
Norm Sloan
Head coach:
Al McGuire
1st half2nd half Total
NC State Wolfpack 3937 76
Marquette Warriors 3034 64
DateMarch 25, 1974[1]
VenueGreensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
MVPDavid Thompson, NC State[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy and Billy Packer[3]
← 1973
1975 →

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 ColiseuminGreensboro, 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 Carolinain1957.

Participating teams[edit]

NC State Wolfpack[edit]

Marquette Warriors[edit]

Game summary[edit]

Source:[4]

NBC

March 25, 1974

#1 NC State Wolfpack 76, #3 Marquette Warriors64
Scoring by half: 39-30, 37-34
Pts: David Thompson21
Rebs: Tommy Burleson11
Asts: Moe Rivers 5
Pts: Maurice Lucas21
Rebs: Maurice Lucas 13
Asts: Lloyd Walton, Ed Daniels 2

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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".

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