See also: 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
| 1974 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | March 25, 1974[1] |
| Year: | 1973-74 |
| Visitor School: | North Carolina State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | NC State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Wolfpack |
| Visitor Record: | 29-1 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Visitor Ap: | 1 |
| Visitor Coaches: | 1 |
| Visitor Coach: | Norm Sloan |
| Visitor Per1: | 39 |
| Visitor Per2: | 37 |
| Home School: | Marquette University |
| Home Name Short: | Marquette |
| Home Nickname: | Warriors |
| Home Record: | 26-4 |
| Home Conference: | Independent |
| Home Ap: | 3 |
| Home Coaches: | 5 |
| Home Coach: | Al McGuire |
| Home Per1: | 30 |
| Home Per2: | 34 |
| Arena: | Greensboro Coliseum |
| City: | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mvp: | David Thompson, NC State[2] |
| Us Network: | NBC |
| Us Announcers: | Curt Gowdy and Billy Packer[3] |
| Previous: | 1973 |
| Next: | 1975 |
The 1974 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1974 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1973-74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on March 25, 1974, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina and featured the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the independent Marquette Warriors. This was the first national championship game since 1966 to not feature the UCLA Bruins.
NC State defeated Marquette to win their first national championship in program history, becoming only the second team from the ACC to win the national championship after North Carolina in 1957.
See also: 1973-74 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team.
See also: 1973-74 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team.
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