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1964 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
UCLA Bruins Duke Blue Devils
AAWU ACC
(29-0) (26-4)
98 83
Head coach:
John Wooden		 Head coach:
Vic Bubas
1st half2nd half Total
UCLA Bruins 5048 98
Duke Blue Devils 3845 83
DateMarch 21, 1964 [1]
Venue Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
MVP Walt Hazzard, UCLA [2]
Attendance10,684 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network Sports Network Incorporated
←  1963
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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.

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
  • West
    • UCLA 95, Seattle 90
    • UCLA 76, San Francisco 72
  • Final Four
    • UCLA 90, Kansas State 84

Duke Blue Devils

See also: 1963-64 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
  • East
    • Duke 87, Villanova 73
    • Duke 101, UConn 54
  • Final Four
    • Duke 91, Michigan 80

Game summary

Source: [4]

March 21, 1964
#1 UCLA Bruins 98, #4 Duke Blue Devils 83
Scoring by half: 50-38, 48-45
Pts: Gail Goodrich 27
Rebs: Kenny Washington 12
Asts: Walt Hazzard 8		 Pts: Jeff Mullins 22
Rebs: Jack Marin 10
Asts: Denny Ferguson 4

References

  1. ^ "UCLA vs. Duke Box Score (Men), March 20, 1964". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ New York Times, March 22, 1964
  4. ^ "UCLA vs. Duke Box Score, March 21, 1964 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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