1956 NCAA basketball championship game

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1956 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
San Francisco Dons Iowa Hawkeyes
CBA Big Ten
(28-0)(20-5)
8371
Head coach:
Phil Woolpert
Head coach:
Bucky O'Connor
1st half2nd halfTotal
San Francisco Dons 384583
Iowa Hawkeyes 333871
DateMarch 23, 1956 [1]
Venue McGaw Hall, Evanston, Illinois
  1955
1957  

The 1956 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1955-56 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 23, 1956, at McGaw Hall in Evanston, Illinois. It featured the defending national champion San Francisco Dons of the California Basketball Association, and the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.

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As of 2024, this remains Iowa's sole appearance in the national championship game.

Participating teams

San Francisco Dons

Iowa Hawkeyes

Game summary

Source: [2]

March 23, 1956
#1 San Francisco Dons 83, #4 Iowa Hawkeyes 71
Scoring by half:38-33, 45-38
Pts: Bill Russell 26
Rebs: Bill Russell 27
Pts: Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg 17
Rebs: Bill Logan 15

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References

  1. "San Francisco vs. Iowa (Men), March 23, 1956". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. "San Francisco vs. Iowa Box Score, March 23, 1956 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".