1965 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

1965 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
91	80
AP: 2; Coaches: 2;	AP: 1; Coaches: 1;
Date	March 20, 1965
Venue	Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Favorite	Michigan
Attendance	13,204
United States TV coverage
Network	Sports Network Incorporated
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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.

Participating teams[edit]

Source:^[4]

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

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