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| Date | March 27, 1951[1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Bill Spivey, Kentucky[2] | ||||||||||||
The 1951 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1951 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1950-51 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 27, 1951, at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It featured the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference, and the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big Seven Conference.
As of 2024, this remains Kansas State's sole appearance in the national championship game.