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The 1968–69 UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team won UCLA’s fifth NCAA National Basketball Championship under head coach John R. Wooden with a win over Purdue coach Wooden’s alma mater. The Bruins started the season with a 25–0 record.At the West Regional played in Pauley Pavilion the Bruins defeated New Mexico State 53–38 and Santa Clara 90–52.