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| Date | March 29, 1941[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| MVP | John Kotz, Wisconsin[2] | ||||||||||||
The 1941 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1941 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1940-41 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 29, 1941, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference, and the Washington State Cougars of the Pacific Coast Conference.
Participating teams
[edit]Wisconsin Badgers
[edit]- East
- Wisconsin 51, Dartmouth 50
- Final Four
- Wisconsin 36, Pittsburgh 30
Washington State Cougars
[edit]- West
- Washington State 48, Creighton 39
- Final Four
- Washington State 64, Arkansas 53
Game summary
[edit]Source:[3]
March 29, 1941
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| Wisconsin Badgers 39, Washington State Cougars 34 | ||
| Scoring by half: 21-17, 18-17 | ||
| Pts: Gene Englund 13 | Pts: Kirk Gebert 21 | |
Aftermath
[edit]1941 represented a high point for both teams - This remains Wisconsin's only national championship, and this was their last appearance in the National Championship game until 2015, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils by a score of 68–63. To date, this remains Washington State's sole appearance in the national championship game, and the Cougars would only make 5 more tournament appearances since.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wisconsin vs. Washington State (Men), March 29, 1941". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Wisconsin vs. Washington State Box Score, March 29, 1941 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".