1955 NCAA basketball championship game

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1955 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
San Francisco Dons La Salle Explorers
CBA
Independent
(27-1) (25-5)
77 63
Head coach:
Phil Woolpert
Head coach:
Ken Loeffler
1st half2nd half Total
San Francisco Dons 3542 77
La Salle Explorers 2439 63
DateMarch 19, 1955
San Francisco[2]

The 1955 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the

La Salle Explorers
, the defending national champions.

Participating teams

San Francisco Dons

  • West-2
    • San Francisco 98, West Texas State 66
    • San Francisco 78, Utah 59
    • San Francisco 57, Oregon State 56
  • Final Four
    • San Francisco 62, Colorado 50

La Salle Explorers

  • Midwest
    • La Salle 95, West Virginia 61
    • La Salle 73, Princeton 46
    • La Salle 99, Canisius 64
  • Final Four
    • La Salle 76, Iowa 73

Game summary

Source:[3]

March 19, 1955
#1
La Salle Explorers
63
Scoring by half: 35-24, 42-39
25 Pts: Charles Singley 20
Rebs: Tom Gola 18
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

References

  1. ^ "San Francisco vs. La Salle (Men), March 19, 1955". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "San Francisco vs. La Salle Box Score, March 19, 1955 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".