# 1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team went undefeated again at 30–0 and claimed a seventh consecutive national championship.
In the title game of the NCAA tournament at St. Louis, junior center Bill Walton scored 44 points (21 of 22 field goal attempts) with thirteen rebounds as the top-ranked Bruins defeated #12 Memphis State, 87–66. Some regard this as the greatest ever offensive performance in American college basketball. Tied at 39 at halftime, the Bruins dominated the second half and outscored the Tigers, 48–27.
UCLA set a new NCAA record of 75 consecutive wins and a three-season composite record of 89–1 (.989).

## Roster
### Starting lineup

    Position Player Class F Larry Farmer Senior F Keith Wilkes Junior C Bill Walton Junior G Larry Hollyfield Senior G Greg Lee Junior

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 25, 1972* | No. 1 | Wisconsin | W 94–53 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 1, 1972* | No. 1 | Bradley | W 73–38 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 2, 1972* | No. 1 | Pacific | W 81–48 | 3–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 16, 1972* | No. 1 | UCSB | W 98–67 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 22, 1972* | No. 1 | Pittsburgh | W 89–73 | 5–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 23, 1972* | No. 1 | Notre Dame | W 82–56 | 6–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 1972* | No. 1 | vs. Drake Sugar Bowl Classic | W 85–72 | 7–0 | Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA |
| December 30, 1972* | No. 1 | vs. Illinois Sugar Bowl Classic | W 71–64 | 8–0 | Municipal Auditorium (7,123) New Orleans, LA |
| January 5, 1973 | No. 1 | Oregon | W 64–38 | 9–0 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 6, 1973 | No. 1 | Oregon State | W 87–61 | 10–0 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 12, 1973 | No. 1 | at Stanford | W 82–67 | 11–0 (3–0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 13, 1973 | No. 1 | at California | W 69–50 | 12–0 (4–0) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| January 19, 1973* | No. 1 | No. 10 San Francisco | W 92–64 | 13–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 20, 1973* | No. 1 | No. 9 Providence | W 101–77 | 14–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 25, 1973* | No. 1 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 87–73 | 15–0 | Chicago Stadium (15,817) Chicago, IL |
| January 27, 1973* | No. 1 | at Notre Dame | W 82–63 | 16–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN |
| February 3, 1973 | No. 1 | at No. 20 USC | W 79–56 | 17–0 (5–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 10, 1973 | No. 1 | at Washington State | W 88–50 | 18–0 (6–0) | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA |
| February 12, 1973 | No. 1 | at Washington | W 76–67 | 19–0 (7–0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| February 16, 1973 | No. 1 | Washington | W 93–62 | 20–0 (8–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 17, 1973 | No. 1 | Washington State | W 96–64 | 21–0 (9–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 22, 1973 | No. 1 | at Oregon | W 72–61 | 22–0 (10–0) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| February 24, 1973 | No. 1 | Oregon State | W 73–67 | 23–0 (11–0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| March 2, 1973 | No. 1 | California | W 51–45 | 24–0 (12–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 3, 1973 | No. 1 | Stanford | W 51–45 | 25–0 (13–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 9, 1973 | No. 1 | USC | W 76–56 | 26–0 (14–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 1973* | No. 1 | vs. No. 16 Arizona State Regional semifinal | W 98–81 | 27–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,671) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 17, 1973* | No. 1 | vs. No. 20 San Francisco Regional Final | W 54–39 | 28–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,705) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 24, 1973* 1:30 pm, NBC | No. 1 | vs. No. 6 Indiana National semifinal | W 70–59 | 29–0 | St. Louis Arena (19,029) St. Louis, MO |
| March 26, 1973* 6:10 pm, NBC | No. 1 | vs. No. 12 Memphis State National Final | W 87–66 | 30–0 | St. Louis Arena (19,301) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time. ||||||