# 1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its second NCAA national championship under head coach John Wooden.
At Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, the #2 Bruins successfully defended their national title with a 91–80 win over top-ranked Michigan before 13,204. Gail Goodrich's 42 points and Kenny Washington's 17 points helped UCLA to become the fifth team to win consecutive championships. Wooden liked Goodrich for his "poise, quickness and speed."
After dropping the season opener at Illinois in early December, the Bruins finished the season with a 28–2 record, winning the last fifteen games and scoring a team record of 400 points in the four tournament games. Brigham Young, San Francisco, and Wichita State were also eliminated by the Bruins. This was Wooden's 17th season at UCLA.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 4, 1964* | No. 2 | at Illinois | L 83–110 | 0–1 | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| December 5, 1964* | No. 2 | at Indiana State | W 112–76 | 1–1 | Indiana State College Arena Terre Haute, IN |
| December 11, 1964* | No. 7 | Arizona State | W 107–76 | 2–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 12, 1964* | No. 7 | Oklahoma State | W 68–52 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 18, 1964 | No. 5 | at Marquette Milwaukee Classic | W 61–52 | 4–1 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| December 19, 1964 | No. 5 | vs. Boston College Milwaukee Classic | W 61–52 | 5–1 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| December 22, 1964 | No. 4 | at USC | W 84–75 | 6–1 (1–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 1964* | No. 4 | Arizona Los Angeles Classic | W 99–79 | 7–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 1964* | No. 4 | Minnesota Los Angeles Classic | W 93–77 | 8–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 30, 1964* | No. 4 | Utah Los Angeles Classic | W 104–74 | 9–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 8, 1965 | No. 1 | at Oregon | W 91–74 | 10–1 (2–0) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| January 9, 1965 | No. 1 | at Oregon State | W 83–53 | 11–1 (3–0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| January 15, 1965 | No. 1 | California | W 76–54 | 12–1 (4–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 1965 | No. 1 | Stanford | W 80–66 | 13–1 (5–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 29, 1965* | No. 1 | vs. Iowa | L 82–87 | 13–2 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| January 30, 1965* | No. 1 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 85–72 | 14–2 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| February 5, 1965 | No. 2 | Washington State | W 93–41 | 15–2 (5–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 6, 1965 | No. 2 | Washington | W 78–75 | 16–2 (6–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 12, 1965 | No. 2 | at Washington | W 83–73 | 17–2 (7–0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| February 13, 1965 | No. 2 | at Washington State | W 70–68 | 18–2 (8–0) | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA |
| February 19, 1965 | No. 2 | Oregon State | W 83–73 | 19–2 (9–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 20, 1965 | No. 2 | Oregon | W 70–68 | 20–2 (10–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 26, 1965 | No. 2 | at Stanford | W 83–67 | 21–2 (11–0) | Burnham Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 27, 1965 | No. 2 | at California | W 83–68 | 22–2 (12–0) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| March 5, 1965 | No. 2 | USC | W 77–71 | 23–2 (13–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| March 6, 1965 | No. 2 | USC | W 52–50 | 24–2 (14–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 1965* 8:30 pm | No. 2 | at No. 9 BYU Regional semifinals | W 100–76 | 25–2 | Smith Fieldhouse (10,766) Provo, UT |
| March 13, 1965* 8:00 pm | No. 2 | vs. San Francisco Regional Finals | W 101–93 | 26–2 | Smith Fieldhouse (10,515) Provo, UT |
| March 19, 1965* 9:00 pm | No. 2 | vs. Wichita State National semifinals | W 108–89 | 27–2 | Memorial Coliseum (13,197) Portland, OR |
| March 20, 1965* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | vs. No. 1 Michigan National Championship | W 91–80 | 28–2 | Memorial Coliseum (13,204) Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time. ||||||
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