<Ul> <Li> The Game of the Century between the University of Houston Cougars and the UCLA Bruins took place at the Astrodome on January 20, 1968 before a crowd of 52,963--the record for the largest attendance ever at a basketball game until 2003 . The first National Collegiate Athletic Association regular season game broadcast nationwide in prime time, the Game of the Century established college basketball as a sports commodity on television, and paved the way for the modern "March Madness" television coverage . The Cougars, coached by Guy V. Lewis, defeated coach John Wooden's Bruins, led by Lew Alcindor, 71 - 69 behind a 39 - point scoring effort from Elvin Hayes . </Li> <Li> The Astrodome hosted the 1989 NBA All - Star Game . Attendance was 44,735 and Karl Malone won MVP honors . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Game of the Century between the University of Houston Cougars and the UCLA Bruins took place at the Astrodome on January 20, 1968 before a crowd of 52,963--the record for the largest attendance ever at a basketball game until 2003 . The first National Collegiate Athletic Association regular season game broadcast nationwide in prime time, the Game of the Century established college basketball as a sports commodity on television, and paved the way for the modern "March Madness" television coverage . The Cougars, coached by Guy V. Lewis, defeated coach John Wooden's Bruins, led by Lew Alcindor, 71 - 69 behind a 39 - point scoring effort from Elvin Hayes . </Li> <Li> The Astrodome hosted the 1989 NBA All - Star Game . Attendance was 44,735 and Karl Malone won MVP honors . </Li> <P> The Battle of the Sexes tennis match occurred on September 20, 1973, aired on ABC with Billie Jean King defeating the late Bobby Riggs in three straight sets . While more of a publicity stunt than a serious match, it made national headlines and stands as a milestone in the progress of women's sports . Scenes were filmed here in the 2017 film Battle Of The Sexes which starred Emma Stone & Steve Carell, who respectively played these players . </P>

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