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.
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| Date | March 26, 1952[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Clyde Lovellette, Kansas[2] | ||||||||||||
Participating teams
editSt. John's Redmen
edit- East
- St. John's 60, NC State 49
- St. John's 64, Kentucky 57
- Final Four
- St. John's 61, Illinois 59
Kansas Jayhawks
edit- West
- Kansas 68, TCU 64
- Kansas 74, Saint Louis 55
- Final Four
- Kansas 74, Santa Clara 55
Game summary
editSource:[3]
March 26, 1952
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| #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
edit- ^ "St. John's (NY) vs. Kansas (Men), March 26, 1952". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "St. John's (NY) vs. Kansas Box Score, March 18, 1953 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".