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)
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