1942 NCAA basketball championship game

See also: 1942 NCAA basketball tournament

The 1942 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1942 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1941-42 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 28, 1942, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the Stanford Indians of the Pacific Coast Conference, and the Dartmouth Indians of the Ivy League.

1942 NCAA Tournament Championship Game

National championship game
The Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, hosted the championship game.
Stanford Indians Dartmouth Indians PCC Ivy (27-4) (22-3) 53 38 Head coach: Everett Dean Head coach: Ozzie Cowles
1st half 2nd half Total Stanford Indians 24 29 53 Dartmouth Indians 22 16 38
Date	March 28, 1942[1]
Venue	Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
MVP	Howie Dallmar, Stanford[2]
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Participating teams

Stanford Indians

See also: 1941–42 Stanford Indians men's basketball team

• West
  • Stanford 53, Rice 47
• Final Four
  • Stanford 46, Colorado 35

Dartmouth Indians

See also: 1941-42 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

• East
  • Dartmouth 44, Penn State 39
• Final Four
  • Dartmouth 47, Kentucky 28

Game summary

Source:^[3]

March 28, 1942

Stanford Indians 53, Dartmouth Indians 38
Scoring by half: 24-22, 29-16
Pts: George Munroe 12		Pts: Bill Feeny 8

Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri