1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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The 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title matchup famously featuring Magic Johnson's Michigan State against Larry Bird's Indiana State, a landmark contest that greatly boosted the popularity of college basketball.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6001714 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game Context triple: [Bill Hodges, ledTeamTo, 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game]
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1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship postseason tournament for U.S. men's college basketball that culminated in Marquette winning its first and only NCAA title.
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1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
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C.
1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
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D.
1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1962–63 college basketball season, notable for Loyola Chicago's historic title run and significant impact on the racial integration of the sport.
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E.
1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1989–90 college basketball season, culminating in UNLV's dominant title run and record-setting 103–73 victory over Duke in the final.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game Target entity description: The 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title matchup famously featuring Magic Johnson's Michigan State against Larry Bird's Indiana State, a landmark contest that greatly boosted the popularity of college basketball.
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A.
1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship postseason tournament for U.S. men's college basketball that culminated in Marquette winning its first and only NCAA title.
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B.
1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
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C.
1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
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D.
1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1962–63 college basketball season, notable for Loyola Chicago's historic title run and significant impact on the racial integration of the sport.
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E.
1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1989–90 college basketball season, culminating in UNLV's dominant title run and record-setting 103–73 victory over Duke in the final.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
ⓘ
college basketball game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1979 NCAA men's basketball national championship game
ⓘ
Magic vs. Bird NCAA championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arena | Special Events Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 15270 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastRating | 24.1 Nielsen rating ⓘ |
| broadcastShare | 38 share ⓘ |
| city | Salt Lake City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1979-03-26 ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Larry Bird
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Michigan State 75–64 Indiana State ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Michigan State Spartans men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Indiana StateCoach | Bill Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Indiana StateConference | Missouri Valley Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Indiana StateLeadingScorer | Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Indiana StateRecordEnteringGame | 33–0 ⓘ |
| Indiana StateScore | 64 ⓘ |
| loser | Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Michigan StateCoach | Jud Heathcote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Michigan StateConference | Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Michigan StateHalftimeLead | 37–28 ⓘ |
| Michigan StateLeadingScorer | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Michigan StateScore | 75 ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
boosting the popularity of college basketball
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matchup between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird ⓘ |
| organizer | National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | considered one of the most important games in college basketball history ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncer |
Al McGuire
NERFINISHED
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Billy Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Enberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfIndianaState | No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfMichiganState | No. 2 seed in the Mideast Region ⓘ |
| venue | Special Events Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Michigan State Spartans men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game Description of subject: The 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title matchup famously featuring Magic Johnson's Michigan State against Larry Bird's Indiana State, a landmark contest that greatly boosted the popularity of college basketball.
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