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Deutsch1964 NCAA University Division basketball championship game
| National championship game | |||||||||||||
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| Date | March 21, 1964[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Walt Hazzard, UCLA[2] | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 10,684[3] | ||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||
| Network | Sports Network Incorporated | ||||||||||||
The 1964 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1963-64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 21, 1964, at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the UCLA Bruins of the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was the first championship game since 1959 to not feature a team from Ohio.
UCLA handily defeated Duke to win their first ever national championship, and it marked the start of a dynasty for the Bruins.
Participating teams
[edit]UCLA Bruins
[edit]- West
- UCLA 95, Seattle 90
- UCLA 76, San Francisco 72
- Final Four
- UCLA 90, Kansas State 84
Duke Blue Devils
[edit]- East
- Duke 87, Villanova 73
- Duke 101, UConn 54
- Final Four
- Duke 91, Michigan 80
Game summary
[edit]Source:[4]
Sports Network Inc. |
March 21, 1964 |
| #1 UCLA Bruins 98, #4 Duke Blue Devils 83 | ||
| Scoring by half: 50-38, 48-45 | ||
| Pts: Gail Goodrich 27 Rebs: Kenny Washington 12 Asts: Walt Hazzard 8 | Pts: Jeff Mullins 22 Rebs: Jack Marin 10 Asts: Denny Ferguson 4 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "UCLA vs. Duke Box Score (Men), March 20, 1964". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ New York Times, March 22, 1964
- ^ "UCLA vs. Duke Box Score, March 21, 1964 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".