1977 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

The 1977 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game took place on March 28, 1977, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Marquette Warriors at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The matchup was the final one of the thirty-ninth consecutive NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship single-elimination tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is used to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level.

1977 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
North Carolina Tar Heels Marquette Warriors
ACC Independent
(28–4) (23–7)
59 67
Head coach:
Dean Smith
Head coach:
Al McGuire
1st half2nd half Total
North Carolina Tar Heels 2732 59
Marquette Warriors 3928 67
DateMarch 28, 1977
VenueThe Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
RefereesReggie Copeland & Paul Galvan
Attendance16,086
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy, Dick Enberg, and Billy Packer
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