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1965 NCAA University Division basketball championship game
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The 1965 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1964-65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 20, 1965, at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. It featured the second-ranked and defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference.
The Bruins upset the top-ranked Wolverines to repeat as national champions. To date, this is the last national championship game to be played between the teams ranked #1 and #2 in both the final AP and Coaches polls.
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Participating teams
UCLA Bruins
- West
- UCLA 100, BYU 76
- UCLA 101, San Francisco 93
- Final Four
- UCLA 108, Wichita State 89
Michigan Wolverines
- Mideast
- Michigan 98, Dayton 71
- Michigan 87, Vanderbilt 85
- Final Four
- Michigan 93, Princeton 76
Game summary
Source:[4]
Sports Network Inc. |
March 20, 1965 |
| #2 UCLA Bruins 91, #1 Michigan Wolverines 80 | ||
| Scoring by half: 47-34, 44-46 | ||
| Pts: Gail Goodrich 42 Rebs: Edgar Lacey 7 Asts: Mike Lynn 2 |
Pts: Cazzie Russell 28 Rebs: Bill Buntin 6 Asts: Cazzie Russell, Bill Buntin 1 | |
References
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