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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 ...
After Kentucky called a timeout with 7.8 seconds left, Sean Woods hit a running one-hander in the lane over Laettner to put Kentucky ahead 103–102 with 2.1 seconds remaining. Duke called a timeout and drew up the final play where Grant Hill would throw a long pass to Laettner at the opposing foul line.
Jeff Sheppard of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Kentucky came back from double-digit deficits in each of its last three games in the tournament, including a 17-point second half comeback against the Duke Blue Devils, leading to the school's fans dubbing the team the "Comeback Cats".
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Kentucky vs Duke basketball betting odds Betting odds: Kentucky is a 5 ½-point underdog (-110) on DraftKings , which set the over-under at159 ½ points . The money line odds areUK +185, Duke -225.
Where to watch and how to follow Tuesday’s men’s basketball game between Mark Pope and the No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats (2-0) and Jon Scheyer and the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils (2-0) in the Champions ...
The 1997–98 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski . The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina , and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The 1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team were coached by Tubby Smith. He was in his first season as head coach after taking over from Rick Pitino . The team finished the season with a 29–4 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Utah Utes , 78–69.