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1961 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament

East Regional

First Round

Princeton 84, George Washington 67
St. Bonaventure 86, Rhode Island 76
Wake Forest 97, St. John's 74

Semifinals

St. Joseph's (PA) 72, Princeton 67
Wake Forest 78, St. Bonaventure 73

Third Place

St. Bonaventure 85, Princeton 67

Final

St. Joseph's (PA) 96, Wake Forest 86

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Midwest Regional

First Round

Houston 77, Marquette 61

Semifinals

Kansas St. 75, Houston 64
Cincinnati 78, Texas Tech 55

Third Place

Texas Tech 69, Houston 67

Final

Cincinnati 69, Kansas 64

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West Regional

First Round

Arizona St. 72, Seattle 70
USC 81, Oregon 79

Semifinals

Arizona St. 86, USC 71
Utah 91, Loyola (CA) 75

Third Place

Loyola (CA) 69, USC 67

Final

Utah 88, Arizona 80

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Mideast Regional

First Round

Louisville 76, Ohio University 70
Morehead St. 71, Xavier (OH) 66

Semifinals

Ohio St. 56, Louisville 55
Kentucky 71, Morehead St. 61

Third Place

Louisville 83, Morehead St. 61

Final

Ohio St. 87, Kentucky 74

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Final Four

(Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City)

Semifinals

Ohio St. 95, St. Joseph's-PA 69
Cincinnati 82, Utah 67

Third Place

St. Joseph's (PA) 127, Utah 120 (OT)

Championship

Cincinnati 70, Ohio St. 65 (OT)

All-Tournament Team

Jerry Lucas, Ohio St. (Most Outstanding)
Larry Siegfried, Ohio St.
Carl Bouldin, Cincinnati
Bob Wiesenhahn, Cincinnati
Jack Egan, St. Joseph's (PA)

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Championship Box Score

CincinnatiFG-AFT-ARBPFPts
Bob Wiesenhahn8-151-19317
Tom Thacker7-211-47015
Paul Hogue3-83-6739
Carl Bouldin7-122-34416
Tony Yates4-85-52313
Dale Heidotting0-00-0000
Tom Sizer0-00-0100
Team  6  
Totals29-6412-19361370
Ohio St.FG-AFT-ARBPFPts
John Havlicek1-52-2424
Richie Hoyt3-51-1137
Jerry Lucas10-177-712427
Larry Siegfried6-102-33214
Mel Nowell3-93-3319
Bob Knight1-30-0112
Gary Gearhart1-10-0012
Team  8  
Totals25-5015-16321465
Turnovers: Cincinnati 3, Ohio St. 8.
Halftime: Ohio St. 39, Cincinnati 38.
End of regulation: Tied at 61.
Attendance: 10,700.

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