1962 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

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1962 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Freedom Hall 2024.jpg
Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, hosted the championship game.
Ohio State Buckeyes Cincinnati Bearcats
Big Ten MVC
(26-1)(28-2)
5971
Head coach:
Fred Taylor
Head coach:
Ed Jucker
1st half2nd halfTotal
Ohio State Buckeyes 293059
Cincinnati Bearcats 373471
DateMarch 24, 1962 [1]
Venue Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
MVP Paul Hogue, Cincinnati [2]
Attendance18,469 [3]
  1961
1963  

The 1962 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1961-62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 24, 1962, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. It featured the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the second-ranked and defending national champion Cincinnati Bearcats of the Missouri Valley Conference in an all-Ohio matchup for the second consecutive year.

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This was Ohio State's last appearance in the championship game until 2007. As of 2024, this is the last time that the national championship game featured two teams from the same state.

Participating teams

Ohio State Buckeyes

Cincinnati Bearcats

Game summary

Source: [4]

March 24, 1962
#2 Cincinnati Bearcats 71, #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 59
Scoring by half:37-29, 34-30
Pts: Paul Hogue 22
Rebs: Paul Hogue 19
Pts: Gary Bradds 15
Rebs: Jerry Lucas 16
Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 18,469

References

  1. "Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score (Men), March 24, 1962". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  3. Joseph M. Sheehan, Ohio State Bows, Bearcats Win, 71-59, for 2d N.C.A.A. Title -- Hogue Is Star, New York Times, March 24, 1962
  4. "Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 24, 1962 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".