1945 NCAA basketball championship game

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.

1945 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Oklahoma A&M Aggies NYU Violets
MVC Independent
(26-4) (14-6)
49 45
Head coach:
Henry Iba
Head coach:
Howard Cann
1st half2nd half Total
Oklahoma A&M Aggies 2623 49
NYU Violets 2124 45
DateMarch 27, 1945
VenueMadison Square Garden, New York City
MVPBob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
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