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Date | March 22, 1958[1] | ||||||||||||
Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||
MVP | Elgin Baylor, Seattle[2] | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 18,803[3] | ||||||||||||
The 1958 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1957-58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 22, 1958, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. It featured the independent Seattle Chieftains, and the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference.
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March 22, 1958
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#9 Kentucky Wildcats 84, #18 Seattle 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 |