#7 Duke
88
Loss
Monday, March 27, 1978
St. Louis, Mo.
Checkerdome
Att: 18,721
#1 Kentucky
94
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 38 | 50 | 88 |
| Kentucky | 45 | 49 | 94 |
Duke
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Gene Banks | 37 | 6-12 | — | 10-12 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 34 | Jim Spanarkel | 40 | 8-16 | — | 5-6 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 43 | Mike Gminski | 37 | 6-16 | — | 8-8 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 33 | Kenny Dennard | 31 | 5-7 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 22 | John Harrell | 24 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | Bob Bender | 16 | 1-2 | — | 5-5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Jim Suddath | 9 | 1-3 | — | 2-3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | Scott Goetsch | 6 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-59 (49.2%) | — | 30-34 (88.2%) | — | — | 34 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 88 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 9-23 (39.1%) | — | 20-21 (95.2%) |
| 2nd Half | 20-36 (55.6%) | — | 10-13 (76.9%) |
Kentucky
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Givens | 37 | 18-27 | — | 5-8 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 41 | |
| Rick Robey | 32 | 8-11 | — | 4-6 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
| Kyle Macy | 38 | 3-3 | — | 3-4 | — | — | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Truman Claytor | 24 | 3-5 | — | 2-4 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Mike Phillips | 11 | 1-4 | — | 2-2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| James Lee | 20 | 4-8 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Jay Shidler | 15 | 1-5 | — | 0-1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Lavon Williams | 11 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Chuck Aleksinas | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Cowan | 8 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TimStephens | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Courts | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Gettelfinger | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwane Casey | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39-68 (57.4%) | — | 16-25 (64.0%) | — | — | 32 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 94 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 18-34 (52.9%) | — | 9-12 (75.0%) |
| 2nd Half | 21-34 (61.8%) | — | 7-13 (53.8%) |
Miscellaneous
| Officials | JIm Bain\, Roy Clymer | |
| Technical Fouls | 1 | 0 |