See also: 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 1995 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | April 3, 1995 |
| Year: | 1994-95 |
| Visitor School: | University of Arkansas |
| Visitor Name Short: | Arkansas |
| Visitor Nickname: | Razorbacks |
| Visitor Record: | 32–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Ap: | 6 |
| Visitor Coaches: | 6 |
| Visitor Coach: | Nolan Richardson |
| Visitor Per1: | 39 |
| Visitor Per2: | 39 |
| Home School: | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Home Name Short: | UCLA |
| Home Nickname: | Bruins |
| Home Record: | 31–1 |
| Home Conference: | Pac-10 |
| Home Ap: | 1 |
| Home Coaches: | 1 |
| Home Coach: | Jim Harrick |
| Home Per1: | 40 |
| Home Per2: | 49 |
| Arena: | Kingdome |
| City: | Seattle, Washington |
| Attendance: | 38,540 |
| Mvp: | Ed O'Bannon, UCLA |
| Odds: | UCLA by 3 |
| Us Network: | CBS |
| Us Announcers: | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) Michele Tafoya (sideline) |
| Previous: | 1994 |
| Next: | 1996 |
The 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1994-95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on April 3, 1995, at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. The game featured the West Regional Champion, #1-seeded UCLA versus the Midwest Regional Champion and defending National Champion, #2-seeded Arkansas.
UCLA defeated Arkansas 89–78 to clinch their first national title since 1975, denying the Razorbacks a second consecutive title. As of 2024, this is the last time a team from California won the national championship.
Due to the NCAA's preference for holding the Final Four and title games in domed stadiums, these were the last such games to be played in a western state until 2017 which was held at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It was also the last Final Four in Seattle, a city which had hosted the event 4 times previously. Additionally this was the last time for the foreseeable future that the Pacific Northwest hosted a Final Four or Regional Final after playing host to the aforementioned 4 in Seattle along with 1 in Portland.
See main article: article and 1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team.
See main article: article and 1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team.
| Arkansas | Position | UCLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Toby Bailey | ||||
| G | Tyus Edney 2 | ||||
| Corliss Williamson 1 | F | † Ed O'Bannon 1 | |||
| F | Charles O'Bannon | ||||
| Elmer Martin | C | George Zidek 1 | |||
| † | |||||