See also: 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 1998 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | March 30, 1998 |
| Year: | 1997–98 |
| Visitor School: | University of Utah |
| Visitor Name Short: | Utah |
| Visitor Nickname: | Utes |
| Visitor Record: | 30–3 |
| Visitor Conference: | WAC |
| Visitor Ap: | 7 |
| Visitor Coaches: | 7 |
| Visitor Coach: | Rick Majerus |
| Visitor Per1: | 41 |
| Visitor Per2: | 28 |
| Home School: | University of Kentucky |
| Home Name Short: | Kentucky |
| Home Nickname: | Wildcats |
| Home Record: | 34–4 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home Ap: | 5 |
| Home Coaches: | 6 |
| Home Coach: | Tubby Smith |
| Home Per1: | 31 |
| Home Per2: | 47 |
| Arena: | Alamodome |
| City: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Attendance: | 40,509 |
| Referee: | Jim Burr, Donnie Gray, Mike Sanzere |
| Mvp: | Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky |
| Odds: | Kentucky by 3.5[1] |
| Us Network: | CBS |
| Us Announcers: | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) Michele Tafoya and Armen Keteyian (sideline) |
| Previous: | 1997 |
| Next: | 1999 |
The 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on March 30, 1998, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and featured the South Regional Champion, No. 2-seeded Kentucky versus the West Regional Champion, No. 3-seeded Utah.[2]
See main article: 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team.
See main article: 1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. Seeding in brackets
| Utah | Position | Kentucky | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller 1 | G | Wayne Turner | |||
| Derek Broomhall | G | Jeff Sheppard | |||
| Hanno Möttölä 2 | F | Allen Edwards | |||
| F | Scott Padgett 1 | ||||
| Michael Doleac 1 | C | Nazr Mohammed 1 | |||