1941 NCAA basketball championship game

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1941 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Missouri.jpg
The Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, hosted the championship game.
Wisconsin Badgers Washington State Cougars
Big Ten PCC
(19-3)(26-5)
3934
Head coach:
Harold E. Foster 		Head coach:
Jack Friel
1st half2nd halfTotal
Wisconsin Badgers 211839
Washington State Cougars 171734
DateMarch 29, 1941 [1]
Venue Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
MVP John Kotz, Wisconsin [2]
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The 1941 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1941 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1940-41 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 29, 1941, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference, and the Washington State Cougars of the Pacific Coast Conference.

Contents

Participating teams

Wisconsin Badgers

Washington State Cougars

Game summary

Source: [3]

March 29, 1941
Wisconsin Badgers 39, Washington State Cougars 34
Scoring by half:21-17, 18-17
Pts: Gene Englund 13Pts: Kirk Gebert 21

Aftermath

1941 represented a high point for both teams - This remains Wisconsin's only national championship, and this was their last appearance in the National Championship game until 2015, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils by a score of 68–63. To date, this remains Washington State's sole appearance in the national championship game, and the Cougars would only make 5 more tournament appearances since.

References

  1. ↑ "Wisconsin vs. Washington State (Men), March 29, 1941". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin vs. Washington State Box Score, March 29, 1941 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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