<page_title> 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament </page_title> <section_title> Teams </section_title> <table> <cell> Duke <col_header> Team </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> </cell> <cell> Bill E. Foster <col_header> Coach </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> </cell> <cell> Runner Up <col_header> Finished </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kentucky <col_header> Final Opponent </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> </cell> <cell> L 94–88 <col_header> Score </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kentucky <col_header> Team </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> <col_header> Mideast </col_header> </cell> <cell> Joe B. Hall <col_header> Coach </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> <col_header> Mideast </col_header> </cell> <cell> Champion <col_header> Finished </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> <col_header> Mideast </col_header> </cell> <cell> Duke <col_header> Final Opponent </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> <col_header> Mideast </col_header> </cell> <cell> W 94–88 <col_header> Score </col_header> <col_header> East </col_header> <col_header> Mideast </col_header> </cell> </table>
Led by coach Joe B. Hall, Kentucky won its national title with a 94–88 victory over Duke, coached by Bill Foster.