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1951 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament

East Regional

First Round

Illinois 79, Columbia 71
N.C. State 67, Villanova 62
Kentucky 79, Louisville 68
St. John's 63, Connecticut 52

Semifinals

Illinois 84, N.C. State 70
Kentucky 59, St. John's 43

Third Place

St. John's 71, N.C. State 59

Final

Kentucky 76, Illinois 74

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West Regional

First Round

Washington 62, Texas A&M 40
Oklahoma A&M 50, Montana St. 46
BYU 68, San Jose St. 61
Kansas St. 61, Arizona 59

Semifinals

Oklahoma A&M 61, Washington 57
Kansas St. 64, BYU 54

Third Place

Washington 80, BYU 67

Final

Kansas St. 68, Oklahoma A&M 44

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Final Four

(Williams Arena, Minneapolis)

Third Place

Illinois 61, Oklahoma A&M 46

Championship

Kentucky 68, Kansas St. 58

Most Outstanding Player

Bill Spivey, Kentucky (No All-Tournament Team Selected)

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Championship Box Score

KentuckyFG-AFT-ARBPFPts
Cliff Hagan5-60-24510
Shelby Linville2-74-8858
Bill Spivey9-294-621222
Lou Tsioropoulos1-40-0312
Bobby Watson3-82-4338
Frank Ramsey4-101-3459
Lucian Whitaker4-51-1229
C. M. Newton0-00-0000
Totals28-6912-24452368
Kansas St.FG-AFT-ARBPFPts
Ed Head3-112-2328
Dan Schuyler1-20-0122
Jack Stone3-86-86212
John Gibson0-21-1151
Dick Knostman1-41-2313
James Iverson3-121-2037
Don Upson0-10-0210
Ernie Barrett2-120-2314
Robert Rousey2-100-0234
Lew Hitch6-151-19313
Richard Peck2-30-0004
Totals23-8012-18302358
Halftime: Kansas St. 29, Kentucky 27.
Attendance: 15,348.

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