1945 NCAA basketball championship game
National championship game | |||||||||||||
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Date | March 27, 1945[1] | ||||||||||||
Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City | ||||||||||||
MVP | Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M[2] | ||||||||||||
The 1945 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1945 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1944-45 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 27, 1945, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It featured the Oklahoma A&M Aggies of the Missouri Valley Conference, and the independent NYU Violets.
Participating teams
Oklahoma A&M Aggies
- West
- Oklahoma A&M 62, Utah 37
- Final Four
- Oklahoma A&M 68, Arkansas 41
NYU Violets
- East
- NYU 59, Navy 44
- Final Four
- NYU 70, Ohio State 65 (OT)
Game summary
Source:[3]
March 27, 1945 |
Oklahoma A&M Aggies 49, NYU Violets 45 | ||
Scoring by half: 26-21, 23-24 | ||
Pts: Bob Kurland 22 | Pts: Al Grenert 12 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City |
References
- ^ "Oklahoma State vs. NYU (Men), March 27, 1945". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Oklahoma State vs. NYU Box Score, March 27, 1945 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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