1979 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:sports_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1980_NCAA_Men's_Basketball_Championship
gptkbp:attendance 30000
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NCAA_Championship_Trophy
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:CBS
3 hours
English
March 26, 1979
8:00 PMEST
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Indiana_State_Sycamores
gptkb:Michigan_State_Spartans
gptkbp:championship gptkb:1979
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
Division I
Single-elimination
gptkbp:current_champion gptkb:Michigan_State_Spartans
gptkbp:final_score Indiana State 28
Indiana State 36
Indiana State 64
Michigan State 36
Michigan State 39
Michigan State 75
gptkbp:game_length 2 hours 30 minutes
gptkbp:game_type gptkb:sports_event
gptkbp:head_coach gptkb:Bill_Hodges
gptkb:Jud_Heathcote
gptkbp:held_in March 26, 1979
gptkbp:historical_impact Increased popularity of college basketball.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1979 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for 32000
gptkbp:location Special Events Center, Houston, Texas
gptkbp:mvp gptkb:Magic_Johnson
gptkbp:notable_event Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird rivalry.
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Magic_Johnson
gptkb:Larry_Bird
gptkbp:number_of_teams gptkb:40
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1978_NCAA_Men's_Basketball_Championship
gptkbp:referee gptkb:Tommy_Nunez
gptkb:John_Clougherty
Earl Walton
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:sports_event
gptkbp:runner_up gptkb:Indiana_State_Sycamores
gptkbp:season gptkb:1978-79_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season
gptkbp:significance First NCAA Championship game featuring two teams ranked #1 and #2.
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:NCAA
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:1980_NCAA_Men's_Basketball_Championship
gptkbp:team gptkb:Indiana_State_Sycamores
gptkb:Michigan_State_Spartans