1967 NCAA University Division basketball championship game
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| Date | March 25, 1967[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, UCLA[2] | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,892 | ||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||
| Network | Sports Network Incorporated | ||||||||||||
The 1967 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1966-67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 25, 1967, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. It featured the UCLA Bruins of the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and the independent Dayton Flyers.
UCLA defeated the Cinderella Flyers to win their third national championship in four years, and their first of seven consecutive national championships.
Participating teams[edit]
UCLA Bruins[edit]
- West
- UCLA 109, Wyoming 60
- UCLA 80, Pacific 64
- Final Four
- UCLA 73, Houston 58
Dayton Flyers[edit]
- Mideast
- Dayton 69, Western Kentucky 67 (OT)
- Dayton 53, Tennessee 52
- Dayton 71, Virginia Tech 66 (OT)
- Final Four
- Dayton 76, North Carolina 62
Game summary[edit]
Source:[3]
March 25, 1967
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| #1 UCLA Bruins 79, Dayton Flyers 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 38-20, 41-44 | ||
| Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Asts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3 |
Pts: Don May 21 Rebs: Don May 17 Asts: Don May 3 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "UCLA vs. Dayton Box Score (Men), March 25, 1967". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "UCLA vs. Dayton Box Score, March 25, 1967 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
Categories:
- 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
- 1967 in sports in Kentucky
- Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky
- College sports tournaments in Kentucky
- March 1967 sports events in the United States
- Dayton Flyers men's basketball
- NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games
- UCLA Bruins men's basketball