1945 NCAA basketball championship game
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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.
DateMarch 27, 1945[1]
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Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, hosted the championship game. | |||||||||||||
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| Date | March 27, 1945[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M[2] | ||||||||||||
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 | |