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| Date | March 23, 1956[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | McGaw Hall, Evanston, Illinois | ||||||||||||
The 1956 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1955-56 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 23, 1956, at McGaw Hall in Evanston, Illinois. It featured the defending national champion San Francisco Dons of the California Basketball Association, and the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.
As of 2024, this remains Iowa's sole appearance in the national championship game.
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March 23, 1956
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| San Francisco Dons 83, Iowa Hawkeyes 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 38-33, 45-38 | ||
| Pts: Bill Russell 26 Rebs: Bill Russell 27 |
Pts: Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg 17 Rebs: Bill Logan 15 | |