NCAA Tournament History

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1966 NCAA Tournament | Bracket

Championship Game

Location: College Park, Md.

Texas Western (72)
Player	FG-A	FT-A	Reb.	PF	Pts.
Bobby Joe Hill	7-17	6-9	3	3	20
Orsten Artis	5-13	5-5	8	1	15
Nevil Shed	1-1	1-1	3	1	3
David Lattin	5-10	6-6	9	4	16
Willie Cager	1-3	6-7	6	3	8
Harry Flournoy	1-1	0-0	2	0	2
Willie Worsley	2-4	4-6	4	0	8
Totals	22-49	28-34	35	12	72
FG%--.448. FT%--.824.

 

Kentucky (65)
Player	FG-A	FT-A	Reb.	PF	Pts.
Louie Dampier	7-18	5-5	9	4	19
Tommy Kron	3-6	0-0	7	2	6
Larry Conley	4-9	2-2	8	5	10
Pat Riley	8-22	3-4	4	4	19
Thad Jaracz	3-8	1-2	5	5	7
Cliff Berger	2-3	0-0	0	0	4
Gary Gamble	0-0	0-0	0	1	0
Jim LeMaster	0-1	0-0	0	1	0
Bob Tallent	0-3	0-0	0	1	0
Totals	27-70	11-13	33	23	65
FG%--.386. FT%--.846. Halftime: Texas Western 34-31.

National semifinals

Kentucky 83, Duke 79

KENTUCKY (83): Conley 3-5 4-4 10, Riley 8-17 3-4 19, Jaracz 3-5 2-3 8, Dampier 11-20 1-2 23, Kron 5-13 2-2 12, Tallent 1-2 2-2 4, Berger 1-4 5-6 7, Gamble 0-0 0-1 0. Team 32-66 (.485) 19-24 (.792) 83. DUKE (79): Marin 11-18 7-10 29, Riedy 2-7 2-2 6, Lewis 9-13 3-3 21, Verga 2-7 0-0 4, Vacendak 7-16 3-3 17, Wendelin 1-4 0-1 2, Liccardo 0-1 0-0 0, Barone 0-0 0-0 0. Team 32-66 (.485) 15-19 (.789) 79. Halftime: Duke 42-41.

Texas Western 85, Utah 78

TEXAS WESTERN (85): Hill 5-20 8-10 18, Artis 10-20 2-3 22, Shed 2-3 5-6 9, Lattin 5-7 1-1 11, Flournoy 3-6 2-2 8, Cager 2-5 1-1 5, Worsley 5-8 2-3 12, Armstrong 0-2 0-1 0. Team 32-71 (.451) 21-27 (.778) 85. UTAH (78): Tate 0-4 1-3 1, Jackson 3-9 2-2 8, MacKay 4-10 6-9 14, Ockel 1-1 3-3 5, Chambers 14-31 10-12 38, Black 3-8 2-4 8, Lake 1-1 0-0 2, Day 1-2 0-0 2. Team 27-66 (.409) 24-33 (.727) 78. Halftime: Texas Western 42-39.

All-Tournament Team

Player	Pos.	Yr.	School	Statistics
Jerry Chambers	F	Sr.	Utah*	(70 pts, 35 rebs)
Louie Dampier	G	Jr.	Kentucky	(42 pts, 13 rebs)
Bobby Joe Hill	G	Jr.	Texas Western	(31 pts, 7 rebs)
Jack Marin	F	Sr.	Duke	(52 pts, 15 rebs)
Pat Riley	F	Jr.	Kentucky	(38 pts, 12 rebs)
*Named Most Outstanding Player. Scoring Leader: Jerry Chambers, Utah (143 points, 35.75 ppg). Rebounding Leader: Jerry Chambers, Utah (56 rebounds, 14 rpg). Highest Rebounding Average: Keith Swagerty, Pacific (42 rebounds, 21 rpg).

1966 Tournament Scores

FIRST ROUND

East St. Joseph's 65, Providence 48 Davidson 95, Rhode Island 65 Mideast Dayton 58, Miami (Ohio) 51 Western Kentucky 105, Loyola (Ill.) 86 Midwest Texas Western 89, Oklahoma City 74 West Houston 82, Colorado State 76

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS

East Duke 76, St. Joseph's 74 Syracuse 94, Davidson 78 Mideast Kentucky 86, Dayton 79 Michigan 80, Western Kentucky 79 Midwest Texas Western 78, Cincinnati 76 (OT) Kansas 76, Southern Methodist 70 West Oregon State 63, Houston 60 Utah 83, Pacific 74

REGIONAL THIRD PLACE

East St. Joseph's 92, Davidson 76 Mideast Western Kentucky 82, Dayton 62 Midwest SMU 89, Cincinnati 84 West Houston 102, Pacific 91

REGIONAL FINALS

East Duke 91, Syracuse 81 Mideast Kentucky 84, Michigan 77 Midwest Texas Western 81, Kansas 80 (2OT) West Utah 70, Oregon State 64

NATIONAL SEMIFINALS

Kentucky 83, Duke 79 Texas Western 85, Utah 78

NATIONAL THIRD PLACE

Duke 79, Utah 77

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65