1969 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

See also: 1969 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

1969 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
UCLA Bruins Purdue Boilermakers
Pac-8 Big Ten
(28-1) (23-4)
92 72
Head coach:
John Wooden		 Head coach:
George King
1st half2nd half Total
UCLA Bruins 4250 92
Purdue Boilermakers 3141 72
DateMarch 22, 1969[1]
VenueFreedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
MVPLew Alcindor, UCLA[2]
Attendance18,669[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy and Jim Simpson
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The 1969 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1968-69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 22, 1969, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. It featured the two-time defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference, and the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference.

The Bruins blew out the Boilermakers to win their third of seven consecutive national championships, becoming the first (and to date, only) team to ever three-peat as national champions.

This was Purdue's last appearance in the championship game until 2024.

  1. ^ "UCLA vs. Purdue Box Score (Men), March 22, 1969". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Prugh, Jeff (March 23, 1969). "A DAY TO REMEMBER FOR LEW, BRUINS". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156132169.