1942 NCAA basketball championship game

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1942 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Stanford Indians Dartmouth Indians
PCC Ivy
(27-4)(22-3)
5338
Head coach:
Everett Dean
Head coach:
Ozzie Cowles
1st half2nd halfTotal
Stanford Indians 242953
Dartmouth Indians 221638
DateMarch 28, 1942 [1]
Venue Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
MVP Howie Dallmar, Stanford [2]
  1941
1943  

The 1942 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1942 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1941-42 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 28, 1942, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the Stanford Indians of the Pacific Coast Conference, and the Dartmouth Indians of the Ivy League.

Contents

Participating teams

Stanford Indians

Dartmouth Indians

Game summary

Source: [3]

March 28, 1942
Stanford Indians 53, Dartmouth Indians 38
Scoring by half:24-22, 29-16
Pts: George Munroe 12Pts: Bill Feeny 8

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References

  1. "Stanford vs. Dartmouth (Men), March 28, 1942". 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. "Stanford vs. Dartmouth Box Score, March 28, 1942 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".