The 1957 Dixie Classic was a mid-season college basketball tournament held December 26–28, 1957 at NC State's Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the ninth iteration of the Dixie Classic, and it was part of the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.
| Season | 1957–58 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | North Carolina (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | NC State (7th title game) | ||||
| Winning coach | Frank McGuire (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Pete Brennan (North Carolina) | ||||
| Attendance | 69,200 | ||||
| |||||
Coming into the tournament, the clear favorite to win the tournament was North Carolina, the reigning champions with a 5–1 record so far in the season.[1] For the third consecutive year, the Big Four teams swept their first round opponents. In a slow-paced final, North Carolina defeated NC State 39–30.[2] In the third-place matchup, Duke's Bobby Vernon scored all 14 of his team's points in overtime to pull out a 79–75 victory over Wake Forest.[3]
Pete Brennan of North Carolina was voted most valuable player, having tallied 53 points and 28 rebounds in the Tar Heels' three wins.[4] Across the three days of six double-headers, the total attendance was 69,200.[5][6]
Teams edit
Each year, the Dixie Classic included the "Big Four" teams (Duke, NC State, North Carolina, and Wake Forest), as well as four other invited teams. The 1957 teams were:[7]
Bracket edit
| Consolation final | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dec. 26, 2:00pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dec. 27, 2:00pm | Duquesne | 54 | Dec. 27, 4:00pm | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 70 | Wake Forest | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 80 | Dec. 26, 4:00pm | NC State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dec. 28, 4:00pm | Northwestern | 68 | Dec. 28, 9:30pm | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 66 | NC State | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 53 | Dec. 26, 7:30pm | North Carolina | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dec. 27, 7:30pm | St. Louis | 48 | Dec. 27, 9:30pm | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | St. Louis | 77 | North Carolina | 76 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dec. 28, 2:00pm | Seton Hall | 44 | Dec. 26, 9:30pm | Duke | 62 | Dec. 28, 7:30pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 68 | Duke | 69 | Wake Forest | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 65 | Seton Hall | 62 | Duke | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Game log edit
December 26
2:00pm |
| Wake Forest 64, Duquesne 54 | ||
| Scoring by half: 25–23, 39–31 | ||
| Pts: Budd (25) | Pts: Binder, Matthews, Depalma (12) | |
December 26
4:00pm |
| NC State 71, Northwestern 68 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35–32, 36–36 | ||
| Pts: Bell (23) | Pts: Warren (20) | |
December 26
7:30pm |
| North Carolina 63, St. Louis 48 | ||
| Scoring by half: 31–25, 32–23 | ||
| Pts: Kearns (23) | Pts: Mimlitz (20) | |
December 26
9:30pm |
| Duke 69, Seton Hall 62 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26–32, 43–29 | ||
| Pts: Allen (23) | Pts: Cross, Roberts (13) | |
December 27
2:00pm |
| Duquesne 70, Northwestern 80 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–37, 37–43 | ||
| Pts: Brown (15) | Pts: Ruklick (19) | |
December 27
4:00pm |
| Wake Forest 61, NC State 63 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–40, 28–23 | ||
| Pts: Ritchie (20) | Pts: Pucillo (16) | |
No. 6[10]
Attendance: 12,400 |
December 27
7:30pm |
| St. Louis 77, Seton Hall 44 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34–14, 43–33 | ||
| Pts: Ferry (17) | Pts: Roberts (13) | |
December 27
9:30pm |
| North Carolina 76, Duke 62 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36–38, 40–24 | ||
| Pts: Brennan (27) | Pts: Allen (15) | |
December 28
2:00pm |
| Duquesne 68, Seton Hall 65 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28–33, 40–32 | ||
| Pts: Matthews (19) | Pts: Roberts (24) | |
December 28
4:00pm |
| Northwestern 66, St. Louis 53 | ||
| Scoring by half: 25–25, 41–28 | ||
| Pts: Ruklick (16) | Pts: Mimlitz (12) | |
References edit
- ^ Williams, Jack (December 26, 1957). "Carolina Rules Favorite as Dixie Classic Opens Today". Durham Morning Herald. p. 12.
- ^ a b Herbert, Dick (December 29, 1957). "Carolina Beats State, 39–30, for Classic Crown". The News and Observer. sec. II. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "North Carolina Downs North Carolina State to Keep Dixie Classic Honors". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 29, 1957. sec. 5 p. 4. ProQuest 114255187.
- ^ "Most Valuable". The News and Observer. December 29, 1957. sec. II p. 1.
- ^ a b c d e "Classic Crowds Reach 69,200". Durham Morning Herald. United Press. December 29, 1957. sec. B p. 2.
- ^ a b c d e "Crowd of 69,200". The News and Observer. December 29, 1957. sec. II p. 1.
- ^ "Pairings, Ninth Annual Dixie Basketball Classic". The News and Observer. December 25, 1957. p. 29.
- ^ a b c d "Dixie Classic Boxes". The Charlotte Observer. December 27, 1957. p. 10.
- ^ Elmore, Grady (December 28, 1957). "Northwestern Pins 80–70 Loss On Dukes". The News and Observer. p. 7.
- ^ a b Breibart, Jack (December 28, 1957). "Pack Wins Thriller In Last 24 Seconds On Richter's Basket". The News and Observer. p. 7.
- ^ Elmore, Grady (December 28, 1957). "Pirates Outclassed By St. Louis, 77–44". The News and Observer. p. 8.
- ^ a b Claiborne, Jack (December 28, 1957). "UNC Thrashes Duke, 76–62; State Nudges Wake, 63–61". The Charlotte Observer. p. 6.
- ^ Herbert, Dick (December 28, 1957). "Second Half Rally Beats Devils, 76–62". The News and Observer. p. 7–8.
- ^ Tiede, Joe (December 29, 1957). "Duquesne Edges Seton Hall, 68–65". The News and Observer. sec. II p. 2.
- ^ Breibart, Jack (December 29, 1957). "Northwestern Defeats St. Louis For Consolation Honors, 66 to 53". The News and Observer. sec. II p. 1.
- ^ Breibart, Jack (December 29, 1957). "Duke Defeats Wake, 79–75, In Overtime". The News and Observer. sec. II p. 1–2.