1949 NCAA basketball championship game

The 1949 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1949 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1948-49 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 26, 1949, at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. It featured the defending national champion Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference, and the Oklahoma A&M Aggies of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Oklahoma A&M Aggies

 * West
 * Oklahoma A&M 40, Wyoming 39
 * Final Four
 * Oklahoma A&M 55, Oregon State 30

Kentucky Wildcats

 * East
 * Kentucky 85, Villanova 72
 * Final Four
 * Kentucky 76, Illinois 47

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