1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship

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NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship game college basketball game

The 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship was the national title game in which underdog Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, upset heavily favored Georgetown in one of college basketball’s most famous upsets.

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Label	Occurrences
1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game	2
1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship canonical	2
1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season	1
1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament	1
1985 NCAA Final Four (men's basketball)	1
NCAA men’s basketball championship (1985, head coach)	1

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Target entity: 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship
Context triple: [Rollie Massimino, achievement, 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship]

A. 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers secured the collegiate basketball crown.
B. 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
C. 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Dean Smith's North Carolina Tar Heels, led by future stars Michael Jordan and James Worthy, secured Smith's first NCAA crown.
D. 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title contest of the 1983–84 college basketball season, featuring the University of Houston's famed "Phi Slama Jama" squad in a bid for the national championship.
E. 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title contest of the 1982–83 season, famously ending with Jim Valvano’s underdog NC State team defeating heavily favored Houston in one of the most dramatic finishes in college basketball history.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship
Target entity description: The 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship was the national title game in which underdog Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, upset heavily favored Georgetown in one of college basketball’s most famous upsets.

A. 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers secured the collegiate basketball crown.
B. 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
C. 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Dean Smith's North Carolina Tar Heels, led by future stars Michael Jordan and James Worthy, secured Smith's first NCAA crown.
D. 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title contest of the 1983–84 college basketball season, featuring the University of Houston's famed "Phi Slama Jama" squad in a bid for the national championship.
E. 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title contest of the 1982–83 season, famously ending with Jim Valvano’s underdog NC State team defeating heavily favored Houston in one of the most dramatic finishes in college basketball history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship game ⓘ college basketball game ⓘ
attendance	23,124 ⓘ
awayTeam	Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
broadcastType	national television broadcast ⓘ
city	Lexington, Kentucky ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	April 1, 1985 ⓘ
decade	1980s ⓘ
finalScore	Villanova 66–64 Georgetown ⓘ
GeorgetownCoach	John Thompson ⓘ
GeorgetownNickname	Hoyas ⓘ
GeorgetownRanking	No. 1 in AP Poll entering the game ⓘ
GeorgetownStarPlayer	Patrick Ewing ⓘ
GeorgetownTitleCountBeforeGame	1 ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
homeTeam	Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
loser	Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
losingCoach	John Thompson ⓘ
losingScore	64 ⓘ
losingTeamConference	Big East Conference ⓘ
mostOutstandingPlayer	Ed Pinckney ⓘ
mostOutstandingPlayerTeam	Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
notableFor	Villanova’s highly efficient shooting performance ⓘ major upset in NCAA Tournament history ⓘ one of college basketball’s most famous upsets ⓘ
overtime	no ⓘ
partOf	NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
PatrickEwingTeam	Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
season	1984–85 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
televisionNetwork	CBS ⓘ
tournament	1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament ⓘ linked to: 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship
tournamentFormatContext	last championship game before expansion to 64-team field was fully implemented ⓘ
tournamentSeedOfGeorgetown	1 ⓘ
tournamentSeedOfVillanova	8 ⓘ
venue	Rupp Arena ⓘ
VillanovaCoach	Rollie Massimino ⓘ
VillanovaFieldGoalPercentage	approximately 78.6% (22 of 28) ⓘ
VillanovaFreeThrowPercentage	approximately 90.9% (22 of 24) ⓘ
VillanovaNickname	Wildcats ⓘ
VillanovaThreePointPercentage	approximately 54.5% (6 of 11) ⓘ
VillanovaTitleCountAfterGame	1 ⓘ
VillanovaUnderdogStatus	heavy underdog ⓘ
winner	Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
winningCoach	Rollie Massimino ⓘ
winningScore	66 ⓘ
winningTeamConference	Big East Conference ⓘ
year	1985 ⓘ

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