"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.

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"Game of the Century" canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf college basketball game
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
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
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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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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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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