The 1945 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1945 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1944-45 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 27, 1945, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It featured the Oklahoma A&M Aggies of the Missouri Valley Conference, and the independent NYU Violets.

Participating teams

Oklahoma A&M Aggies

  • West
    • Oklahoma A&M 62, Utah 37
  • Final Four
    • Oklahoma A&M 68, Arkansas 41

NYU Violets

  • East
    • NYU 59, Navy 44
  • Final Four
    • NYU 70, Ohio State 65 (OT)

Game summary

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References


1952 The NCAA National Basketball Champions Framed Photograph, 13.5

1944 NCAA Championship Inverness Club

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