1962 NCAA University Division basketball championship game
The 1962 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1961-62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 24, 1962, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. It featured the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the second-ranked and defending national champion Cincinnati Bearcats of the Missouri Valley Conference in an all-Ohio matchup for the second consecutive year.
| National championship game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Date | March 24, 1962 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Paul Hogue, Cincinnati | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,469 | ||||||||||||
As of 2024, this is the last time that the national championship game featured two teams from the same state.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.