"Game of the Century"
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"Game of the Century" is the famous 1968 college basketball showdown at the Houston Astrodome in which the University of Houston ended UCLA’s 47-game winning streak before a then-record crowd and national TV audience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Game of the Century" canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college basketball game
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sporting event ⓘ |
| arenaType | indoor multi-purpose stadium ⓘ |
| attendance | 52,693 ⓘ |
| attendanceRecord | then-record crowd for a college basketball game ⓘ |
| awayTeam | UCLA Bruins men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Houston ⓘ |
| conferenceAffiliationAtTime |
Pacific-8 Conference (UCLA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
independent (Houston) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1968-01-20 ⓘ |
| ElvinHayesPoints | 39 ⓘ |
| finalScore | Houston 71–69 UCLA ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | University of Houston Cougars men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HoustonCoach | Guy V. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HoustonForward | Elvin Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HoustonRanking | No. 2 in the AP poll ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of the most important regular-season games in college basketball history
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demonstrated viability of large domed stadiums for basketball ⓘ |
| LewAlcindorInjuryStatus | playing with an eye injury ⓘ |
| location | Houston Astrodome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | UCLA Bruins men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaNicknameOrigin | dubbed “Game of the Century” by sports media ⓘ |
| mostProminentPlayer |
Elvin Hayes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lew Alcindor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Game of the Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first regular-season NCAA basketball game broadcast nationwide in prime time
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ending UCLA’s 47-game winning streak ⓘ helping popularize college basketball on national television ⓘ |
| organizer | Guy V. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | UCLA national championships in 1964, 1965, and 1967 ⓘ |
| season | 1967–68 NCAA University Division men’s basketball season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncer |
Bob Pettit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dick Enberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Elgin Baylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | national television broadcast in the United States ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | TVS Television Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UCLACenter | Lew Alcindor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UCLACoach | John Wooden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UCLAFinalSeasonOutcome | 1968 NCAA national champion ⓘ |
| UCLAPreGameWinningStreak | 47 games ⓘ |
| UCLARanking | No. 1 in the AP poll ⓘ |
| venueCapacity | over 50,000 for basketball configuration ⓘ |
| winner | University of Houston Cougars men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1968 ⓘ |
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Subject: "Game of the Century" Description of subject: "Game of the Century" is the famous 1968 college basketball showdown at the Houston Astrodome in which the University of Houston ended UCLA’s 47-game winning streak before a then-record crowd and national TV audience.
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