1952 NCAA basketball championship game

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1952 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
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The Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington, hosted the championship game.
St. John's Redmen Kansas Jayhawks
MNYC Big Seven
(25-5)(27-3)
6380
Head coach:
Frank McGuire 		Head coach:
Phog Allen
1st half2nd halfTotal
St. John's Redmen 273663
Kansas Jayhawks 413980
DateMarch 26, 1952 [1]
Venue Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
MVP Clyde Lovellette, Kansas [2]
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The 1952 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1952 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1951-52 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 26, 1952, at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. It featured the St. John's Redmen of the Metropolitan New York Conference, and the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big Seven Conference.

Contents

Participating teams

St. John's Redmen

Kansas Jayhawks

Game summary

Source: [3]

March 26, 1952
#8 Kansas Jayhawks 80, #10 St. John's Redmen 63
Scoring by half:41-27, 39-36
Pts: Clyde Lovellette 33
Rebs: Clyde Lovellette 17		Pts: Zeke Zawoluk 20
Rebs: Ronnie MacGilvray 10

References

  1. ↑ "St. John's (NY) vs. Kansas (Men), March 26, 1952". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ "St. John's (NY) vs. Kansas Box Score, March 18, 1953 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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