1962 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

See also: 1962 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

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.

1962 NCAA Tournament Championship Game

National championship game
Ohio State Buckeyes Cincinnati Bearcats Big Ten MVC (26-1) (28-2) 59 71 Head coach: Fred Taylor Head coach: Ed Jucker
AP: 1 Coaches: 1 AP: 2 Coaches: 2
1st half 2nd half Total Ohio State Buckeyes 29 30 59 Cincinnati Bearcats 37 34 71
Date	March 24, 1962[1]
Venue	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
MVP	Paul Hogue, Cincinnati[2]
Attendance	18,469[3]
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This was Ohio State's last appearance in the championship game until 2007. As of 2024, this is the last time that the national championship game featured two teams from the same state.

Participating teams

Ohio State Buckeyes

See also: 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

See also: 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:^[4]

March 24, 1962

#2 Cincinnati Bearcats 71, #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 59
Scoring by half: 37-29, 34-30
Pts: Paul Hogue 22 Rebs: Paul Hogue 19		Pts: Gary Bradds 15 Rebs: Jerry Lucas 16

Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 18,469

References

1. "Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score (Men), March 24, 1962". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
2. "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
3. Joseph 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
4. "Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 24, 1962 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".