1943 NCAA basketball championship game

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1943 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Madison Square Garden 1941 Postcard.jpg
Madison Square Garden in New York City hosted the championship game.
Wyoming Cowboys Georgetown Hoyas
MSC Independent
(30-2)(22-4)
4634
Head coach:
Everett Shelton 		Head coach:
Elmer Ripley
1st half2nd halfTotal
Wyoming Cowboys 133346
Georgetown Hoyas 161834
DateMarch 30, 1943 [1]
Venue Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
MVP Ken Sailors, Wyoming [2]
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The 1943 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1943 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1942-43 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 30, 1943, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It featured the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain States Conference, and the independent Georgetown Hoyas.

Contents

Participating teams

Wyoming Cowboys

Georgetown Hoyas

Game summary

Source: [3]

March 30, 1943
Wyoming Cowboys 46, Georgetown Hoyas 34
Scoring by half: 13-16, 33-18
Pts: Ken Sailors 16Pts: Bill Feeny 8

Aftermath

This was Georgetown's last appearance in the championship game until 1982, where they would lose to a Michael Jordan-led North Carolina team. They would eventually win the national championship in 1984, defeating Houston.

References

  1. ↑ "Wyoming vs. Georgetown (Men), March 30, 1943". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Wyoming vs. Georgetown Box Score, March 30, 1943 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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