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U N PA R A L L E L E D T R A D I T I O N 1977-78 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS KENTUCKY 94, DUKE 88 March 27, 1978 • St. Louis, Mo. Senior Jack Givens put on one of the finest individual performances in NCAA Championship history in leading the Wildcats past the Blue Devils. With many Kentucky fans among the crowd of 18,271 chanting “Goose, Goose,” Givens scored 41 points, three short of the record for a championship game, to help UK clinch its fifth NCAA title and the first in 20 years. Givens scored 23 of his 41 points before intermission—including UK’s last 16 of the half—to turn a 29-28 UK lead into a 45-38 cushion from which the Blue Devils would not recover. Overall, Givens made 18 of 27 field goal attempts, five of eight free throws and added eight rebounds and three assists. G A M E R E V I E W KENTUCKY PLAYER FGM FGA FTM FTA REB PF TP Givens 37 18-27 5-8 8 3 4 41 Robey 32 8-11 4-6 11 0 2 20 Phillips 11 1-4 2-2 2 1 5 4 Macy 38 3-3 3-4 0 8 1 9 Claytor 24 3-5 2-4 0 3 2 8 Lee 20 4-8 0-0 4 2 4 8 Shidler 16 1-5 0-1 1 3 3 2 Aleksinas 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Williams 10 1-3 0-0 4 0 2 2 Cowan 8 0-2 0-0 2 0 1 0 Stephens 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Courts 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Gettelfinger 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Casey 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Team 0 Totals 200 39-68 16-25 32 20 26 94 DUKE PLAYER FGM FGA FTM FTA REB PF TP Banks 37 6-12 1-12 8 2 2 22 Dennard 30 5-7 0-0 8 2 5 12 Gminski 37 6-16 8-8 12 2 3 20 Harrell 24 2-2 0-0 0 1 3 4 Spanarkel 40 8-16 5-6 2 3 4 21 Suddath 9 1-3 2-3 2 0 1 2 Bender 17 1-2 5-5 1 4 3 7 Goetsch 6 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 Team 0 Totals 200 29-59 30-34 35 14 22 88 Technicals — Duke bench; Halftime: UK 45, Duke 38 164 K E N T U C K Y B A S K E T B A L L
U N PA R A L L E L E D T R A D I T I O N Considered by some early on as an underachieving team, Kentucky overcame obstacles to win the SEC Championship and the first NCAA title under head coach Joe B. Hall. Front Row: Coach Joe Hall, Jay Shidler, Dwane Casey, Kyle Macy, Jack Givens, Tim Stephens, Chris Gettelfinger, Truman Claytor, Assistant Coach Dick Parsons. Second Row: Assistant Trainer Walt McCombs, Manager Don Sullivan, LaVon Williams, Scott Courts, Mike Phillips, Rick Robey, Chuck Aleksinas, Fred Cowan, James Lee, Assistant Coach Leonard Hamilton, Assistant Coach Joe Dean Jr. Regular-season losses to Alabama and LSU were the only blemishes on Kentucky’s 1977-78 record, as UK went 30-2 for its first NCAA title in 20 years. K E N T U C K Y B A S K E T B A L L 165
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U N PA R A L L E L E D T R A D I T I O N<br />
1977-78 NATIONAL<br />
CHAMPIONS<br />
KENTUCKY 94, DUKE 88<br />
March 27, 1978 • St. Louis, Mo.<br />
Senior Jack Givens put on one <strong>of</strong> the f<strong>in</strong>est<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividual performances <strong>in</strong> NCAA<br />
Championship history <strong>in</strong> lead<strong>in</strong>g the Wildcats<br />
past the Blue Devils.<br />
With many <strong>Kentucky</strong> fans among the crowd <strong>of</strong><br />
18,271 chant<strong>in</strong>g “Goose, Goose,” Givens scored 41<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts, three short <strong>of</strong> the record for a championship<br />
game, to help UK cl<strong>in</strong>ch its fifth NCAA title and the<br />
first <strong>in</strong> 20 years.<br />
Givens scored 23 <strong>of</strong> his 41 po<strong>in</strong>ts before <strong>in</strong>termission—<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
UK’s last 16 <strong>of</strong> the half—to turn a<br />
29-28 UK lead <strong>in</strong>to a 45-38 cushion from which the<br />
Blue Devils would not recover. Overall, Givens made<br />
18 <strong>of</strong> 27 field goal attempts, five <strong>of</strong> eight free throws<br />
and added eight rebounds and three assists.<br />
G A M E R E V I E W<br />
KENTUCKY<br />
PLAYER FGM FGA FTM FTA REB PF TP<br />
Givens 37 18-27 5-8 8 3 4 41<br />
Robey 32 8-11 4-6 11 0 2 20<br />
Phillips 11 1-4 2-2 2 1 5 4<br />
Macy 38 3-3 3-4 0 8 1 9<br />
Claytor 24 3-5 2-4 0 3 2 8<br />
Lee 20 4-8 0-0 4 2 4 8<br />
Shidler 16 1-5 0-1 1 3 3 2<br />
Aleks<strong>in</strong>as 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0<br />
Williams 10 1-3 0-0 4 0 2 2<br />
Cowan 8 0-2 0-0 2 0 1 0<br />
Stephens 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0<br />
Courts 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0<br />
Gettelf<strong>in</strong>ger 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0<br />
Casey 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0<br />
Team 0<br />
Totals 200 39-68 16-25 32 20 26 94<br />
DUKE<br />
PLAYER FGM FGA FTM FTA REB PF TP<br />
Banks 37 6-12 1-12 8 2 2 22<br />
Dennard 30 5-7 0-0 8 2 5 12<br />
Gm<strong>in</strong>ski 37 6-16 8-8 12 2 3 20<br />
Harrell 24 2-2 0-0 0 1 3 4<br />
Spanarkel 40 8-16 5-6 2 3 4 21<br />
Suddath 9 1-3 2-3 2 0 1 2<br />
Bender 17 1-2 5-5 1 4 3 7<br />
Goetsch 6 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0<br />
Team 0<br />
Totals 200 29-59 30-34 35 14 22 88<br />
Technicals — Duke bench; Halftime: UK 45, Duke 38<br />
164 K E N T U C K Y B A S K E T B A L L
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