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.
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| Date | March 24, 1962[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Paul Hogue, Cincinnati[2] | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,469[3] | ||||||||||||
This was Ohio State's last appearance in the championship game until 2007. As of 2024, this is the last time that the national championship game featured two teams from the same state.
Participating teams
editOhio State Buckeyes
edit- Mideast
- Ohio State 93, Western Kentucky 73
- Ohio State 74, Kentucky 64
- Final Four
- Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68
Cincinnati Bearcats
edit- Midwest
- Cincinnati 66, Creighton 46
- Cincinnati 73, Colorado 46
- Final Four
- Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70
Game summary
editSource:[4]
March 24, 1962
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| #2 Cincinnati Bearcats 71, #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 59 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37-29, 34-30 | ||
| Pts: Paul Hogue 22 Rebs: Paul Hogue 19 |
Pts: Gary Bradds 15 Rebs: Jerry Lucas 16 | |
References
edit- ^ "Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score (Men), March 24, 1962". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ Joseph M. Sheehan, Ohio State Bows, Bearcats Win, 71-59, for 2d N.C.A.A. Title -- Hogue Is Star, New York Times, March 24, 1962
- ^ "Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 24, 1962 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".