1968 'Game of the Century' - first national prime-time regular-season college basketball broadcast

On January 20, 1968, the University of Houston faced UCLA at the Astrodome in what is widely described as the 'Game of the Century,' and the contest was broadcast nationally in prime time on ABC. The game drew an announced crowd of 52,693 and featured stars Elvin Hayes and Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). The broadcast is credited with significantly increasing the national television profile of regular-season college basketball.