"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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Game of the Century" canonical | 1 |
| Game of the Century | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4393886 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: "Game of the Century" Context triple: [1968 "Game of the Century" vs UCLA at the Astrodome, nickname, "Game of the Century"]
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A.
Game of the Century
The "Game of the Century" is the famous 1970 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Italy and West Germany, renowned for its dramatic extra time and status as one of the greatest football matches ever played.
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B.
Campeón de Campeones
Campeón de Campeones is an annual Mexican football match that pits the Liga MX league champion against the cup or season champion to determine an overall national super champion.
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C.
Sexta Partida
Sexta Partida is one of the seven legal and doctrinal divisions of the medieval Castilian law code known as the Siete Partidas, traditionally attributed to Alfonso X of Castile.
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D.
Goal of the Century
Goal of the Century is Diego Maradona’s legendary solo goal for Argentina against England at the 1986 World Cup, widely regarded as one of the greatest goals in football history.
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E.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary 1958 NFL Championship clash between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants that popularized professional football through its dramatic sudden-death overtime finish.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: "Game of the Century" Target entity description: "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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A.
Game of the Century
The "Game of the Century" is the famous 1970 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Italy and West Germany, renowned for its dramatic extra time and status as one of the greatest football matches ever played.
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B.
Campeón de Campeones
Campeón de Campeones is an annual Mexican football match that pits the Liga MX league champion against the cup or season champion to determine an overall national super champion.
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C.
Sexta Partida
Sexta Partida is one of the seven legal and doctrinal divisions of the medieval Castilian law code known as the Siete Partidas, traditionally attributed to Alfonso X of Castile.
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D.
Goal of the Century
Goal of the Century is Diego Maradona’s legendary solo goal for Argentina against England at the 1986 World Cup, widely regarded as one of the greatest goals in football history.
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E.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary 1958 NFL Championship clash between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants that popularized professional football through its dramatic sudden-death overtime finish.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
| city | Houston ⓘ |
| conferenceAffiliationAtTime |
Pacific-8 Conference (UCLA)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific-8 Conference
independent (Houston) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1968-01-20 ⓘ |
| ElvinHayesPoints | 39 ⓘ |
| finalScore | Houston 71–69 UCLA ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
University of Houston Cougars men’s basketball
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Houston Cougars
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| HoustonCoach | Guy V. Lewis ⓘ |
| HoustonForward | Elvin Hayes ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| loser | UCLA Bruins men’s basketball ⓘ |
| mediaNicknameOrigin | dubbed “Game of the Century” by sports media ⓘ |
| mostProminentPlayer |
Elvin Hayes
ⓘ
Lew Alcindor ⓘ
linked to:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
|
| nickname |
Game of the Century
ⓘ
linked to:
"Game of the Century"
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
Dick Enberg ⓘ Elgin Baylor ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | national television broadcast in the United States ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | TVS Television Network ⓘ |
| UCLACenter |
Lew Alcindor
ⓘ
linked to:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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| UCLACoach | John Wooden ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Houston Cougars
|
| year | 1968 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
"Game of the Century"
linked to: "Game of the Century"