See also: 1943 NCAA basketball tournament.
| 1943 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | March 30, 1943[1] |
| Year: | 1942-43 |
| Visitor School: | University of Wyoming |
| Visitor Name Short: | Wyoming |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cowboys |
| Visitor Record: | 30-2 |
| Visitor Conference: | MSC |
| Visitor Coach: | Everett Shelton |
| Visitor Per1: | 13 |
| Visitor Per2: | 33 |
| Home School: | Georgetown University |
| Home Name Short: | Georgetown |
| Home Nickname: | Hoyas |
| Home Record: | 22-4 |
| Home Conference: | Independent |
| Home Coach: | Elmer Ripley |
| Home Per1: | 16 |
| Home Per2: | 18 |
| Arena: | Madison Square Garden |
| City: | New York City |
| Mvp: | Ken Sailors, Wyoming[2] |
| Previous: | 1942 |
| Next: | 1944 |
The 1943 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1943 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1942-43 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 30, 1943, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It featured the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain States Conference, and the independent Georgetown Hoyas.
See also: 1942-43 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team.
See also: 1942-43 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team.
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This was Georgetown's last appearance in the championship game until 1982, where they would lose to a Michael Jordan-led North Carolina team. They would eventually win the national championship in 1984, defeating Houston.