1953 NCAA basketball championship game
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The 1953 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the
Kansas Jayhawks of the Big Seven Conference. This was a rematch of the 1940 NCAA basketball championship game
, which Indiana won.
Participating teams
Kansas Jayhawks
- West-1
- Kansas 73, Oklahoma City 65
- Kansas 61, Oklahoma A&M 55
- Final Four
- Kansas 79, Washington 53
Indiana Hoosiers
- East-2
- Indiana 82, DePaul 80
- Indiana 79, Notre Dame 66
- Final Four
- Indiana 80, LSU 67
Game summary
Source:[3]
March 18, 1953
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| #1 Kansas Jayhawks 68
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| Scoring by half: 41-41, 28-27 | ||
| 13 | Pts: B.H. Born 26Rebs: B.H. Born 15 | |
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri |
References
- ^ "Kansas vs. Indiana (Men), March 18, 1953". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas vs. Indiana Box Score, March 18, 1953 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".