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    1973 NCAA Tournament (March Madness)

    

Play In Round    Round of 64    Round of 32    Sweet 16   Elite 8   Final 4

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Winning Team highlighted in Green Box

 It began on Saturday, March 10, and ended with the championship game on Monday, March 26, in St. Louis, Missouri. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.

Schedule and venues[edit]

Regional semifinals, 3rd-place games, and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship)

First Round

March 10

East  REGIONAL
Favorite Site Team Team  Score Star Efforts
The Palestra, Philadelphia, Syracuse 83, Furman 82

       
William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia Penn 62, St. John's 61        
  Alumni Hall, Jamaica, New York   Providence 89, St. Joseph's 76        

 Mideast REGIONAL
Favorite Site Team Team  Score Star Efforts
Dayton Arena Marquette 77, Miami (Ohio) 62
   
Dayton Arena Austin Peay 77, Jacksonville 75    

 Midwest  REGIONAL
Favorite Site Team Team  Score Star Efforts
  Levitt Arena, Wichita, Kansas   South Carolina 78, Texas Tech 70



       
Levitt Arena, Wichita, Kansas Southwestern Louisiana 102, Houston 89        

West REGIONAL
Favorite Site Team Team

 Score

Star Efforts
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah Long Beach State 88, Weber State 75
   
  Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah   Arizona State 103, Oklahoma City 78    

Sweet 16March 15

 East REGIONAL at Charlotte Coliseum
Favorite Team Team  Score Star Efforts
Maryland 91, Syracuse 75
       
Providence 87, Penn 65        

   Mideast REGIONAL at Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville
Favorite Team Team  Score Star Efforts
Indiana 75, Marquette 69
       
Kentucky 106, Austin Peay 100 (ot)        

  Midwest  REGIONAL at  Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston,
Favorite Team Team  Score Star Efforts
    Memphis State 90, South Carolina 76        
    Kansas State 66, Southwestern La. 63        

 West  REGIONAL at   Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles,

Favorite Team Team  Score Star Efforts
    San Francisco 77, Long Beach State 67
       
    UCLA 98, Arizona State 81        

 

 

Elite 8March  17

Regional Third Place

East: Syracuse 69, Penn 68

Mideast: Marquette 88, Austin Peay 73
Midwest: South Carolina 90, Southwestern La. 85

West: Long Beach State 84, Arizona State 80

 East  REGIONAL at

Favorite Team Team  Score Star Efforts
    Providence 103, Maryland 89    

 

  

  Mideast REGIONAL at
Favorite Team Team

Score

 Star Efforts



Indiana 72, Kentucky 65

   

 

  

 Midwest REGIONAL at

Favorite Team Team Score Star Efforts
    Memphis State 92, Kansas State 72    

 West REGIONAL at

Favorite Team Team Score Star Efforts
    UCLA 54, San Francisco 39    

 

  

 

Final 4 March 24 and 26

at  St. Louis

NATIONAL SEMI-FINALS
Favorite Team Team  Score Star Efforts

Memphis State 98, Providence 85

   

 

  
    UCLA 70, Indiana 59    

 

  

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

at St. Louis

National Third Place
Indiana 97, Providence 79

 
Favorite Team Team  Score Star Efforts
UCLA 87, Memphis State 66        
NCAA Results


 

 



 

UCLA leaders: Bill Walton, Jr., C; Keith Wilkes, Jr., F; Larry Farmer, Sr., F; Larry Hollyfield, Sr. G; Tommy Curtis, Jr. G
Top 10 Teams
Rank Team W-L Post-Season Result
1. UCLA 30-0 NCAA 1st Place
2. No. Carol. St. 27-0 Probation
3 Long Beach St. 26-3 NCAA finish vacated
4. Providence 27-4 NCAA 4th Place
5. Marquette 25-4 Lost NCAA regionals
6. Indiana 22-6 NCAA 3rd Place
7. SW Louisiana 24-5 NCAA finish vacated
8. Maryland 23-7 Lost NCAA regionals
9. Kansas State 23-5 Lost NCAA regionals
10. Minnesota 21-5 Finished 2nd in Big 10
All-America Team
Pos Name Cl. School
F-G Ed Ratleff Sr. Long Beach State
F David Thompson So. No. Carolina State
F Keith Wilkes Jr. UCLA
C Bill Walton Jr. UCLA
G Doug Collins Sr. Illinois State
G Ernie DiGregorio Sr. Providence
G Bo Lamar Sr. SW Louisiana


All NCAA Tournament Team
Name Cl. Pos Team
Larry Kenon Jr. F Memphis State
Bill Walton Jr. C UCLA
Steve Downing Sr. C Indiana
Ernie DiGregorio Sr. G Providence
Larry Finch Sr. G Memphis State
Team Offense

Oral Roberts, 97.3
Notes
  • NIT 1st Place: Virginia Tech (22-5) def. Notre Dame.
  • Bill Walton scored 44 points on record 21 of 22 shooting in NCAA final vs. Memphis State.
Team Defense

Texas-El Paso, 56.2
Individual Scoring
1. Bird Averitt Pepeprdine 33.9
2. Ray Lewis Los Angeles State 32.9
3. Willie Biles Tulsa 30.3
4. Aron Stewart Richmond 30.2
5. Fly Williams Austin Peay State 29.4
6. Bo Lamar SW Louisiana 28.9
Individual Rebounding
1. Kermit Washington American 20.4
2. Marvin Barnes Providence 19.0
3. Pete Padgett Nevada-Reno 17.8

 

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