1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship
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The 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship was the national title game in which underdog Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, upset heavily favored Georgetown in one of college basketball’s most famous upsets.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | 1 |
| 1985 NCAA Final Four (men's basketball) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship game
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college basketball game ⓘ |
| attendance | 23,124 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastType | national television broadcast ⓘ |
| city | Lexington, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | April 1, 1985 ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| finalScore | Villanova 66–64 Georgetown ⓘ |
| GeorgetownCoach | John Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GeorgetownNickname | Hoyas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GeorgetownRanking | No. 1 in AP Poll entering the game ⓘ |
| GeorgetownStarPlayer | Patrick Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GeorgetownTitleCountBeforeGame | 1 ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingCoach | John Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingScore | 64 ⓘ |
| losingTeamConference | Big East Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Ed Pinckney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Villanova’s highly efficient shooting performance
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major upset in NCAA Tournament history ⓘ one of college basketball’s most famous upsets ⓘ |
| overtime | no ⓘ |
| partOf | NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PatrickEwingTeam | Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1984–85 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentFormatContext | last championship game before expansion to 64-team field was fully implemented ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfGeorgetown | 1 ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfVillanova | 8 ⓘ |
| venue | Rupp Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| VillanovaCoach | Rollie Massimino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| VillanovaFieldGoalPercentage | approximately 78.6% (22 of 28) ⓘ |
| VillanovaFreeThrowPercentage | approximately 90.9% (22 of 24) ⓘ |
| VillanovaNickname | Wildcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| VillanovaThreePointPercentage | approximately 54.5% (6 of 11) ⓘ |
| VillanovaTitleCountAfterGame | 1 ⓘ |
| VillanovaUnderdogStatus | heavy underdog ⓘ |
| winner | Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Rollie Massimino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningScore | 66 ⓘ |
| winningTeamConference | Big East Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1985 ⓘ |
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1984 NCAA Final Four (men's basketball)
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1985 NCAA Final Four (men's basketball)
this entity surface form:
1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season