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1 Participating teams  



1.1  Kansas Jayhawks  





1.2  Indiana Hoosiers  







2 Game summary  





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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]
← 1952
1954 →

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 AuditoriuminKansas 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[edit]

Kansas Jayhawks[edit]

Indiana Hoosiers[edit]

Game summary[edit]

Source:[3]

March 18, 1953

#1 Indiana Hoosiers 69, #3 Kansas Jayhawks68
Scoring by half: 41-41, 28-27
Pts: Don Schlundt30
Rebs: Charlie Kraak13
Pts: B.H. Born26
Rebs: B.H. Born 15

Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kansas vs. Indiana (Men), March 18, 1953". 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.
  • ^ "Kansas vs. Indiana Box Score, March 18, 1953 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".

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