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The TVS Television Network broadcasts the first-ever syndicated primetime college basketball game at the Houston Astrodome. Billed as " The Game of the Century ", the Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71–69.
The year 1968 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1968. ... NBA basketball player February 8 Gary Coleman ...
The broadcast drew a vast television audience in addition to the 52,693 fans who had filled the Astrodome for its first basketball game. Each school received $125,000 for the game, four times the 1968 NCAA tournament payout of $31,781. [9] The January 1968 cover of Sports Illustrated depicted the game
ABC first signed a deal with the National Basketball Association to become the league's primary television partner in 1964; the network's first game telecast aired on January 3, 1965 (a game between the Boston Celtics and Cincinnati Royals). [3] For much of the 1960s, ABC only televised Sunday afternoon games, including during the NBA Playoffs.
The 1968–69 NBA season was the 23rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals .
The 1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Los Angeles, California. A total of 27 games were played, including a third ...
The 1968 NBA World Championship Series pitted the Boston Celtics from the East, against the Los Angeles Lakers from the West, for the sixth time in ten years. The ...
After that league's 1972-73 season, CBS lost its TV airing rights as they started airing National Basketball Association (NBA) games in its 1973-74 season onward. The 1973 ABA All-Star Game was a syndicated telecast with Andy Musser [ 12 ] and Alex Hannum providing the play–by–play and color commentary respectively.