1955 NCAA basketball championship game

1955 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
77	63
AP: 1; Coaches: 1;	AP: 3; Coaches: 3;
Date	March 19, 1955
Venue	Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
MVP	Bill Russell, San Francisco
	← 1954 1956 →

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

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

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

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