See also: 1964 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament.
1964 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
Type: | ncg |
Date: | March 21, 1964[1] |
Year: | 1963-64 |
Visitor School: | University of California, Los Angeles |
Visitor Name Short: | UCLA |
Visitor Nickname: | Bruins |
Visitor Record: | 29-0 |
Visitor Conference: | AAWU |
Visitor Ap: | 1 |
Visitor Coaches: | 1 |
Visitor Coach: | John Wooden |
Visitor Per1: | 50 |
Visitor Per2: | 48 |
Home School: | Duke University |
Home Name Short: | Duke |
Home Nickname: | Blue Devils |
Home Record: | 26-4 |
Home Conference: | ACC |
Home Ap: | 4 |
Home Coaches: | 3 |
Home Coach: | Vic Bubas |
Home Per1: | 38 |
Home Per2: | 45 |
Arena: | Municipal Auditorium |
City: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Attendance: | 10,684[2] |
Mvp: | Walt Hazzard, UCLA[3] |
Us Network: | Sports Network Incorporated |
Previous: | 1963 |
Next: | 1965 |
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.
See also: 1963-64 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team.
See also: 1963-64 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team.
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