1964 NCAA University Division basketball championship game explained

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.

Participating teams

UCLA Bruins

See also: 1963-64 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team.

Duke Blue Devils

See also: 1963-64 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team.

Game summary

Source:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCLA vs. Duke Box Score (Men), March 20, 1964. Sports-Reference.com. February 17, 2024.
  2. New York Times, March 22, 1964
  3. Web site: Final Four Most Outstanding Players . cbs.sportsline.com . February 16, 2024. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer . 7 September 2008.
  4. Web site: UCLA vs. Duke Box Score, March 21, 1964 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.