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1953 NCAA basketball championship game

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1953 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Kansas Jayhawks Indiana Hoosiers
Big 7 Big Ten
(19-5) (22-3)
68 69
Head coach:
Phog Allen
Head coach:
Branch McCracken
1st half2nd half Total
Kansas Jayhawks 4127 68
Indiana Hoosiers 4128 69
DateMarch 18, 1953[1]
VenueMunicipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
MVPB.H. Born, Kansas[2]
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The 1953 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1953 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1952-53 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 20, 1954, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference, and the defending national champion Kansas Jayhawks of the Big Seven Conference. This was a rematch of the 1940 NCAA basketball championship game, which Indiana won.

Participating teams

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Kansas Jayhawks

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  • West-1
    • Kansas 73, Oklahoma City 65
    • Kansas 61, Oklahoma A&M 55
  • Final Four
    • Kansas 79, Washington 53

Indiana Hoosiers

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  • East-2
    • Indiana 82, DePaul 80
    • Indiana 79, Notre Dame 66
  • Final Four
    • Indiana 80, LSU 67

Game summary

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Source:[3]

March 18, 1953
#1 Indiana Hoosiers 69, #3 Kansas Jayhawks 68
Scoring by half: 41-41, 28-27
Pts: Don Schlundt 30
Rebs: Charlie Kraak 13
Pts: B.H. Born 26
Rebs: B.H. Born 15

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas vs. Indiana (Men), March 18, 1953". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kansas vs. Indiana Box Score, March 18, 1953 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".