1951 National Invitation Tournament

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1951 National Invitation Tournament
Season 195051
Teams12
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Brigham Young Cougars (1st title)
Runner-up Dayton Flyers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Stan Watts (1st title)
MVP Roland Minson (BYU)
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The 1951 National Invitation Tournament was the fourteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Held in New York City at Madison Square Garden, its championship was on Saturday, March 17, and BYU defeated Dayton by nineteen points. [1] [2]

Contents

The following week, BYU participated in the 16-team NCAA tournament, [3] and lost in the quarterfinal round, by ten points to Kansas State. [4] [5]

Selected teams

Twelve teams selected for the tournament. [6]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [6]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Saint Louis73
La Salle 61
Saint Louis 58
BYU75
BYU69
Seton Hall 59
NC State 59
Seton Hall71
Seton Hall71
Beloit 57
BYU62
Dayton 43
St. Bonaventure70
Cincinnati 67
St. Bonaventure 58
St. John's60
St. John's 62
Dayton69
Arizona 68
Dayton74
Dayton77
Lawrence Tech 71
Third place game
   
Seton Hall 68
St. John's70

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References

  1. Miller, Hack (March 18, 1951). "BYU smashes Dayton in finale, 62-43". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  2. Grimsley, Will (March 18, 1951). "Brigham Young cops invitational hoop title, 62-43". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  3. Miller, Hack (March 18, 1951). "BYU gets nod in NCAA cage opener". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A11.
  4. Miller, Hack (March 24, 1951). "Kansas State dumps cold Cougars, 64-54". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A5.
  5. "Kansas State whips BYU, 64-54". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1951. p. 10.
  6. 1 2 Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09