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.
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| Date | March 25, 1961[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Venue | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jerry Lucas, Ohio State[2] | |||||||||||||||
Participating teams edit
Ohio State Buckeyes edit
- Mideast
- Ohio State 56, Louisville 55
- Ohio State 87, Kentucky 74
- Final Four
- Ohio State 95, Saint Joseph's 69
Cincinnati Bearcats edit
- Midwest
- Cincinnati 66, Creighton 46
- Cincinnati 73, Colorado 46
- Final Four
- Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70
Game summary edit
Source:[3]
March 25, 1961
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| #2 Cincinnati Bearcats 70, #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 65 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 38-39, 23-22 Overtime: 9-4 | ||
| Pts: Bob Wiesenhahn 17 Rebs: Bob Wiesenhahn 9 |
Pts: Jerry Lucas 27 Rebs: Jerry Lucas 12 | |
References edit
- ^ "Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score (Men), March 25, 1961". 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.
- ^ "Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 25, 1961 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".