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 Freedom Hall inLouisville, Kentucky, hosted the championship game. | |||||||||||||
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| Date | March 22, 1958[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Freedom Hall,Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Elgin Baylor,Seattle[2] | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,803[3] | ||||||||||||
The1958 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the1957-58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 22, 1958, atFreedom Hall inLouisville, Kentucky. It featured the independentSeattle Chieftains, and theKentucky Wildcats of theSoutheastern Conference.
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March 22, 1958 |
| #9Kentucky Wildcats84, #18Seattle Chieftains 72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36-39,48-33 | ||
| Pts:Vernon Hatton 30 Rebs:Johnny Cox 16 | Pts:Elgin Baylor 25 Rebs: Elgin Baylor 19 | |
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