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The 1973 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and determined the national champion for the 1972–73 season. The game was held at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 26, 1973.
Walton set the record for most points in an NCAA championship game, which still stands, and was the tournament's most outstanding player. [ 33 ] [ 35 ] [ 17 ] [ 36 ] Walton was hurt and left the game for the final time, with UCLA leading 75–62 and just under three minutes remaining.
The UCLA–Memphis State championship game made USA Today′s 2002 list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time at #18. [1] Bill Walton set a championship game record, hitting 21 of 22 shots and scoring 44 points. This tournament marked the first appearance of Bob Knight as coach of Indiana University.
Bill Walton, who helped UCLA win ... on the way to scoring 44 points and grabbing 13 rebounds during UCLA’s 87-66 victory over Memphis State in the 1973 NCAA championship game. ...
In the ’73 title game, Walton took 22 shots and missed only one, scoring a championship contest-record 44 points. The team at one point won 88 straight games, a men’s record that still stands.
Walton's most famous game was the 1973 NCAA title game, UCLA against Memphis, in which he shot 21 for 22 from the field and led the Bruins to another national championship. “One of my guards said, ’Let’s try something else,'” Wooden told The Associated Press in 2008 for a 35th anniversary retrospective on that game.
Bill Walton delivered an iconic performance in the championship game, scoring 44 points on 21-of-22 shooting, one of the greatest individual performances in NCAA history. Rule Changes : The 1972–73 season was the first in which the NCAA allowed freshmen to play varsity basketball at all schools, except in the University Division's football ...
Rest in peace to a friend, 2X NBA Champion, Hall of Famer, and one of the most skilled centers we’ve ever seen Bill Walton! His NCAA Championship performance as a UCLA Bruin against Memphis is ...