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| Date | March 20, 1954[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Municipal Auditorium,Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Tom Gola,La Salle[2] | ||||||||||||
The1954 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the1954 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the1953-54 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 20, 1954, atMunicipal Auditorium inKansas City, Missouri. It featured the independentBradley Braves, and the independentLa Salle Explorers.
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March 20, 1954 |
| #2La Salle Explorers92, #7Bradley Braves 76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 42-43,50-33 | ||
| Pts: Charles Singley 23 Rebs:Tom Gola 19 | Pts:Bob Carney, Dick Estergard 17 Rebs: Dick Estergard 15 | |