1961 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

The 1961 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1960-61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 25, 1961, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the top-ranked and defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the second-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats of the Missouri Valley Conference in an all-Ohio matchup.

1961 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Ohio State Buckeyes Cincinnati Bearcats
Big Ten MVC
(27-0) (27-3)
65 70
Head coach:
Fred Taylor
Head coach:
Ed Jucker
1st half2nd halfOT Total
Ohio State Buckeyes 39224 65
Cincinnati Bearcats 38239 70
DateMarch 25, 1961
VenueMunicipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
MVPJerry Lucas, Ohio State
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