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1978 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament

East Regional

First Round

Duke 63, Rhode Island 62
Penn 92, St. Bonaventure 83
Indiana 63, Furman 62
Villanova 103, La Salle 97

Semifinals

Duke 84, Penn 80
Villanova 61, Indiana 60

Final

Duke 90, Villanova 72

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Midwest Regional

First Round

Utah 86, Missouri 79 (2 OT)
Notre Dame 100, Houston 77
DePaul 80, Creighton 78
Louisville 76, St. John's 68

Semifinals

Notre Dame 69, Utah 56
DePaul 90, Louisville 89 (2 OT)

Final

Notre Dame 84, DePaul 64

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West Regional

First Round

UCLA 83, Kansas 76
Arkansas 73, Weber St. 52
San Francisco 68, North Carolina 64
Cal St.-Fullerton 90, New Mexico 85

Semifinals

Arkansas 74, UCLA 70
Cal St.-Fullerton 75, San Francisco 72

Final

Arkansas 61, Cal St.-Fullerton 58

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Mideast Regional

First Round

Michigan St. 77, Providence 63
Western Kentucky 87, Syracuse 86 (OT)
Miami, OH 84, Marquette 81 (OT)
Kentucky 85, Florida St. 76

Semifinals

Michigan St. 90, Western Kentucky 69
Kentucky 91, Miami, OH 69

Final

Kentucky 52, Michigan St. 49

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Final Four

(The Checkerdome, St. Louis)

Semifinals

Kentucky 64, Arkansas 59
Duke 90, Notre Dame 86

Third Place

Arkansas 71, Notre Dame 69

Championship

Kentucky 94, Duke 88

All-Tournament Team

Jack Givens, Kentucky
Rick Robey, Kentucky
Mike Gminski, Duke
Jim Spanarkel, Duke
Ron Brewer, Arkansas

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Championship Box Score

KentuckyFG-AFT-ARBPFPts
Jack Givens18-275-88441
Rick Robey8-114-611220
Mike Phillips1-42-2254
Kyle Macy3-33-4019
Truman Claytor3-52-4028
James Lee4-80-0448
Jay Shidler1-50-1132
LaVon Williams1-30-0422
Chuck Aleksinas0-00-0010
Fred Cowan0-20-0210
Tim Stephens0-00-0000
Scott Courts0-00-0000
Chris Gettelfinger0-00-0000
Dwane Casey0-00-0000
Team  0  
Totals39-6816-25322594
DukeFG-AFT-ARBPFPts
Eugene Banks6-1210-128222
Kenny Dennard5-70-09510
Mike Gminski6-168-812320
John Harrell2-20-0034
Jim Spanarkel8-165-62421
Bob Bender1-25-5137
Jim Suddath1-32-3214
Scott Goetsch0-10-0110
Team  1  
Totals29-5930-34362288
Turnovers: Kentucky 14, Duke 17.
Halftime: Kentucky 45, Duke 38.
Technical fouls Duke bench.
Attendance: 18,721.

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