The 1954 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1954 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1953-54 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 20, 1954, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the independent Bradley Braves, and the independent La Salle Explorers.
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| Date | March 20, 1954[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Tom Gola, La Salle[2] | ||||||||||||
Participating teams
editLa Salle Explorers
edit- East-1
- La Salle 76, Fordham 74
- La Salle 88, NC State 81
- La Salle 64, Navy 48
- Final Four
- La Salle 69, Penn State 54
Bradley Braves
edit- West-1
- Bradley 61, Oklahoma City 55
- Bradley 76, Colorado 64
- Bradley 71, Oklahoma A&M 57
- Final Four
- Bradley 74, USC 72
Game summary
editSource:[3]
March 20, 1954
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| #2 La Salle Explorers 92, #7 Bradley Braves 76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 42-43, 50-33 | ||
| Pts: Charles Singley 23 Rebs: Tom Gola 19 |
Pts: Bob Carney, Dick Estergard 17 Rebs: Dick Estergard 15 | |
References
edit- ^ "La Salle vs. Bradley (Men), March 20, 1954". 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.
- ^ "La Salle vs. Bradley Box Score, March 20, 1954 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".