GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1949-1950 Season

1949-1950 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/03/1949 Loyola (IL) W 55-51
12/10/1949 Oregon State W 60-44
12/17/1949 Iowa State W 67-44
12/20/1949 @ Washington W 55-53
12/21/1949 @ Washington L 46-53
12/27/1949 @ Oregon State W 51-41
12/29/1949 @ Cow Palace (CA)
vs. Stanford		 W 67-65 OT
12/30/1949 @ Cow Palace (CA)
vs. California		 W 47-45
01/07/1950 Marquette W 74-38
01/09/1950 @ Northwestern L 53-60
01/14/1950 Purdue W 67-40
01/16/1950 @ Wisconsin L 54-57
01/21/1950 @ Michigan W 60-52
01/23/1950 @ Michigan State W 73-56
01/28/1950 Ohio State L 58-63
02/04/1950 Illinois L 57-67
02/11/1950 @ Indiana L 39-59
02/13/1950 Michigan W 53-48
02/20/1950 Iowa L 62-64
02/25/1950 @ Purdue L 39-55
03/04/1950 Wisconsin L 54-60
03/06/1950 @ Iowa W 64-49

1949-1950 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Ohio State 11 1 .917 22 4 .846
Wisconsin 9 3 .750 17 5 .773
Indiana 7 5 .583 17 5 .773
Illinois 7 5 .583 14 8 .636
Iowa 6 6 .500 15 7 .682
Minnesota 4 8 .333 13 9 .591
Michigan 4 8 .333 11 11 .500
Northwestern 3 9 .250 10 12 .455
Purdue 3 9 .250 9 13 .409

Season notes:

Coached by O.B. Cowles (2nd season).

1949-1950 Poll Results

Associated Press
1. Bradley
2. Ohio State
3. Kentucky
4. Holy Cross
5. North Carolina State
6. Duquesne
7. UCLA
8. Western Kentucky
9. St. John's (NY)
10. La Salle
11. Villanova
12. San Francisco
13. Long Island
14. Kansas State
15. Arizona
16. Wisconsin
17. San Jose State
18. Washington State
19. Kansas
20. Indiana


1949-1950 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Western Kentucky 79, Niagara 72
City College of New York 65, San Francisco 46 		Syracuse 80, Long Island 52
La Salle 72, Arizona 66


Quarterfinals
St. John's (NY) 69, Western Kentucky 60
Bradley 78, Syracuse 66 		Duquesne 49, La Salle 47
City College of New York 89, Kentucky 50


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
City College of New York 62, Duquesne 52
Bradley 83, St. John's (NY) 72 		City College of New York 69, Bradley 61


1949-1950 NCAA Tournament


First Round
Eastern Western
City College of New York 56, Ohio State 55
North Carolina State 87, Holy Cross 74 		Baylor 56, Brigham Young 55
Bradley 73, UCLA 59


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
City College of New York 78, North Carolina State 73
Bradley 68, Baylor 66 		City College of New York 71, Bradley 68

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