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 .
Participating teams
UCLA Bruins
West
UCLA 53, New Mexico State 38
UCLA 90, Santa Clara 53
Final Four
Purdue Boilermakers
Mideast
Purdue 91, Miami (OH) 71
Purdue 75, Marquette 73 (OT)
Final Four
Purdue 92, North Carolina 65
Game summary
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References
^ "UCLA vs. Purdue Box Score (Men), March 22, 1969" . 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 .^ Prugh, Jeff (March 23, 1969). "A DAY TO REMEMBER FOR LEW, BRUINS". Los Angeles Times . ProQuest 156132169 . ^ "UCLA vs. Purdue Box Score, March 22, 1969 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com" .
