1965 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

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.

See also: 1965 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

1965 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
UCLA Bruins Michigan Wolverines
AAWU Big Ten
(27-2) (23-4)
91 80
Head coach:
John Wooden		 Head coach:
Dave Strack
1st half2nd half Total
UCLA Bruins 4744 91
Michigan Wolverines 3446 80
DateMarch 20, 1965[1]
VenueMemorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
FavoriteMichigan[2]
Attendance13,204[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkSports Network Incorporated

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.

Participating teams

UCLA Bruins
See also: 1964-65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
  • West
    • UCLA 100, BYU 76
    • UCLA 101, San Francisco 93
  • Final Four
    • UCLA 108, Wichita State 89

Michigan Wolverines
See also: 1964-65 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
  • 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
  1. "UCLA vs. Michigan Box Score (Men), March 20, 1965". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. Uhrhammer, Jerry (March 21, 1965). "UCLA nabs 2nd straight NCAA title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. Missildine, Harry (March 21, 1965). "Goodrich, bouncin' Bruins mow down Michigan 91-80". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  4. "UCLA vs. Michigan Box Score, March 20, 1965 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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