1968 "Game of the Century" vs UCLA at the Astrodome
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The 1968 "Game of the Century" vs UCLA at the Astrodome was a landmark college basketball matchup in which the University of Houston, led by Elvin Hayes, handed top-ranked UCLA its first loss in 47 games before a then-record national television audience.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college basketball game
ⓘ
sporting event ⓘ |
| attendance | 52,693 ⓘ |
| attendanceRecord | largest crowd to watch a college basketball game at that time ⓘ |
| awayTeam |
UCLA Bruins men’s basketball
ⓘ
surface form:
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
|
| broadcaster | TVS Television Network ⓘ |
| city | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachHouston | Guy V. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachUCLA | John Wooden ⓘ |
| competitionType | NCAA men's college basketball ⓘ |
| conferenceStatus | non-conference regular-season game ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1968-01-20 ⓘ |
| ElvinHayesPoints | 39 ⓘ |
| ElvinHayesReputation | performance cemented his national star status ⓘ |
| era | late 1960s college basketball ⓘ |
| finalScore | Houston 71–69 UCLA ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
University of Houston Cougars
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Houston Cougars men's basketball
|
| HoustonRanking | No. 2 in the nation entering the game ⓘ |
| keyPlayerHouston | Elvin Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyPlayerUCLA |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
ⓘ
surface form:
Lew Alcindor
|
| legacy |
considered one of the most important games in college basketball history
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helped pave the way for "March Madness" as a major television event ⓘ |
| loser | UCLA Bruins men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginOfVictory | 2 points ⓘ |
| mediaImpact | demonstrated viability of nationally televised regular-season college basketball ⓘ |
| MVP | Elvin Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkType | syndicated sports television network ⓘ |
| nickname | "Game of the Century" ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being billed as the "Game of the Century" in college basketball
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ending UCLA's 47-game winning streak ⓘ first regular-season NCAA basketball game broadcast nationwide in prime time ⓘ helping popularize college basketball on national television ⓘ |
| organizer |
University of Houston Cougars
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surface form:
University of Houston athletics department
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| region |
southwestern United States
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surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| season |
1967–68 ABA season
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surface form:
1967–68 NCAA men's basketball season
|
| spectatorExperience | first major basketball game staged in a domed stadium ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| surface | hardwood court laid over Astrodome floor ⓘ |
| televisionAudience | then-record national audience for a college basketball game ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | national television broadcast in the United States ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | prime-time broadcast ⓘ |
| UCLAFutureResult | UCLA later defeated Houston in the 1968 NCAA Final Four rematch ⓘ |
| UCLAPreviousStreak | 47 consecutive wins ⓘ |
| UCLAPreviousTitles | two-time defending NCAA champion entering the game ⓘ |
| UCLARanking | No. 1 in the nation entering the game ⓘ |
| venue | Houston Astrodome ⓘ |
| winner | University of Houston Cougars men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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