1962 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

none March 2026 1962 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament August 2023 1962 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg Freedom Hall 2024.jpg Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, hosted the championship game. March 24, 1962https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1962-03-24-cincinnati.html Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score (Men), March 24, 1962 Sports-Reference.com February 17, 2024 1961-62 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes 26-1 Big Ten 1 1 Fred Taylor 29 30 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats 28-2 MVC 2 2 Ed Jucker 37 34 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 18,469Joseph M. Sheehan, Ohio State Bows, Bearcats Win, 71-59, for 2d N.C.A.A. Title -- Hogue Is Star, New York Times, March 24, 1962 Paul Hogue, Cincinnatihttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com February 17, 2024 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 1961 1963 The 1962 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1961-62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 24, 1962, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. It featured the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the second-ranked and defending national champion Cincinnati Bearcats of the Missouri Valley Conference in an all-Ohio matchup for the second consecutive year. This was Ohio State's last appearance in the championship game until 2007. As of , this is the last time that the national championship game featured two teams from the same state, and was the last national championship game rematch in the tournament until 2022. Participating teams Ohio State Buckeyes 1961-62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team Mideast Ohio State 93, Western Kentucky 73 Ohio State 74, Kentucky 64 Final Four Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68 Cincinnati Bearcats 1961-62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team Midwest Cincinnati 66, Creighton 46 Cincinnati 73, Colorado 46 Final Four Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70 Game summary Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1962-03-24-cincinnati.html Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 24, 1962 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com #eee March 24, 1962 Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky 18,469 #2 Cincinnati Bearcats 71 Paul Hogue 22 Paul Hogue 19 #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 59 Gary Bradds 15 Jerry Lucas 16 37-29 34-30 References NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Category:Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky Category:College sports tournaments in Kentucky NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Category:1962 in Louisville, Kentucky