1955 NCAA basketball championship game

See also: 1955 NCAA basketball tournament

1955 NCAA Tournament Championship Game

National championship game
San Francisco Dons La Salle Explorers CBA Independent (27-1) (25-5) 77 63 Head coach: Phil Woolpert Head coach: Ken Loeffler
AP: 1 Coaches: 1 AP: 3 Coaches: 3
1st half 2nd half Total San Francisco Dons 35 42 77 La Salle Explorers 24 39 63
Date	March 19, 1955[1]
Venue	Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
MVP	Bill Russell, San Francisco[2]

The 1955 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1955 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1954-55 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 19, 1955, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the San Francisco Dons of the California Basketball Association, and the independent La Salle Explorers, the defending national champions.

Participating teams

San Francisco Dons

See also: 1954-55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

• West-2
  • San Francisco 98, West Texas State 66
  • San Francisco 78, Utah 59
  • San Francisco 57, Oregon State 56
• Final Four
  • San Francisco 62, Colorado 50

La Salle Explorers

See also: 1954-55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

• Midwest
  • La Salle 95, West Virginia 61
  • La Salle 73, Princeton 46
  • La Salle 99, Canisius 64
• Final Four
  • La Salle 76, Iowa 73

Game summary

Source:^[3]

March 19, 1955

#1 San Francisco Dons 77, #3 La Salle Explorers 63
Scoring by half: 35-24, 42-39
Pts: K.C. Jones 24 Rebs: Bill Russell 25		Pts: Charles Singley 20 Rebs: Tom Gola 18

Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

References

1. "San Francisco vs. La Salle (Men), March 19, 1955". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
2. "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
3. "San Francisco vs. La Salle Box Score, March 19, 1955 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".