1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

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.

Utah Utes

 * West Regional
 * (3) Utah 85, (14) San Francisco 68
 * (3) Utah 75, (6) Arkansas 69
 * (3) Utah 65, (10) West Virginia 62
 * (3) Utah 76, (1) Arizona 51
 * Final Four
 * (W3) Utah 65, (E1) North Carolina 59

Kentucky Wildcats
Seeding in brackets
 * South
 * (2) Kentucky 82, (15) South Carolina State 67
 * (2) Kentucky 88, (10) Saint Louis 61
 * (2) Kentucky 94, (6) UCLA 66
 * (2) Kentucky 86, (1) Duke 84
 * Final Four
 * (S2) Kentucky 86, (MW3) Stanford 85 (OT)

Starting lineups
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