<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> United States TV coverage </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Network </Th> <Td> Sports Network Incorporated </Td> </Tr> <P> The 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion in the 1962--63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season . The game was held on March 23, 1963, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky . The matchup pitted the Loyola Ramblers, who were making their first NCAA Tournament appearance, against the Cincinnati Bearcats, the two - time defending national champions . After trailing by 15 points in the second half, Loyola rallied to force an overtime period, and won the game 60--58 on a basket by Vic Rouse with one second left . The Ramblers earned their first championship in men's college basketball . </P> <P> The 1962--63 Bearcats were coached by Ed Jucker, who was in his third season on the job . In the previous two seasons, Cincinnati won the national championship, defeating Ohio State in the 1961 and 1962 national championship games . The Bearcats were attempting to become the first program ever to win the NCAA Tournament for a third consecutive year . They began the season as the number - one ranked team in the AP Poll . Their first game was a 97--39 win over DePauw on December 1, after which they defeated Virginia by 49 points . Cincinnati won its next three games by double - figure margins, before traveling to Kansas, where the team posted a 64--49 victory at Allen Fieldhouse . In their next contest, Dayton became the first team to avoid a double - digit defeat against the Bearcats, losing 44--37 in Cincinnati's lowest - scoring game of the season . </P>

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