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1973 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

Field	Value
Type	NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year	1973
ImageSize	150px
Caption	1973 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity	Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Guilford
TitleCount	2
ChampGameCount	1
RunnerUp	Maryland Eastern Shore
GameCount	2
Semifinal1	Augustana (IL)
FinalFourCount1	1
Semifinal2	Slippery Rock
FinalFourCount2	1
MVP	Lloyd Free
MVPTeam	Guilford
Hustle	David Hudson
HustleSchool	Slippery Rock
Attendance	unknown

The 1973 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 36th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. Valdosta State ended (3) Kentucky State's run to get 4 championship in a row by upsetting (3) Kentucky State in the first round by 9.

Awards and honors

Leading scorer:
Leading rebounder:
Player of the Year: est. 1994

1973 NAIA bracket

| RD2-group1=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group2=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group3=**BOTTOM TIER ** | RD2-group4=**BOTTOM TIER **

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Sam Houston State (Tex.) | RD1-score01=88 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=Wartburg (Iowa) | RD1-score02=62

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Xavier (La.) | RD1-score03=81 | RD1-seed04=- | RD1-team04=Marist (N.Y.) | RD1-score04=65

| RD1-seed05=- | RD1-team05=Ferris State (Mich.) | RD1-score05=78 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Pembroke State (N.C.) | RD1-score06=56

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Eastern Montana | RD1-score07=107 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Maryland-Eastern Shore | RD1-score08=114

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Marymount (Kan.) | RD1-score09=73 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Slippery Rock State (Pa.) | RD1-score10=74

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Quinnipiac (Conn.) | RD1-score11=79 | RD1-seed12=- | RD1-team12=Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | RD1-score12=66

| RD1-seed13=- | RD1-team13=South Carolina State | RD1-score13=82 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Hastings (Neb.) | RD1-score14=71

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Dallas Baptist (Tex.) | RD1-score15=66 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Wisconsin-Green Bay | RD1-score16=77

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Kentucky State | RD1-score17=81 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Valdosta State (Ga.) | RD1-score18=90

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Guilford (N.C.) | RD1-score19=92 | RD1-seed20=- | RD1-team20=Keene State (N.H.) | RD1-score20=82

| RD1-seed21=- | RD1-team21=Westmont (Calif.) | RD1-score21=85 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=South Dakota Tech | RD1-score22=66

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Missouri Southern State | RD1-score23=70 | RD1-seed24=6 | RD1-team24=Fairmont State (W.Va.) | RD1-score24=63

| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=Alcorn A&M (Miss.) | RD1-score25=76 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Oklahoma Baptist | RD1-score26=79

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Winona State (Minn.) | RD1-score27=70 | RD1-seed28=- | RD1-team28=Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | RD1-score28=64

| RD1-seed29=- | RD1-team29=Defiance (Ohio) | RD1-score29=82 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=George Fox (Ore.) | RD1-score30=62

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Hanover (Ind.) | RD1-score31=65 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Augustana (Ill.) | RD1-score32=66

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Sam Houston State | RD2-score01=60 | RD2-seed02=- | RD2-team02=Xavier | RD2-score02=67

| RD2-seed03=- | RD2-team03=Ferris State | RD2-score03=90 | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-team04=Maryland-Eastern Shore | RD2-score04=95

| RD2-seed05=- | RD2-team05=Slippery Rock State | RD2-score05=104 | RD2-seed06=- | RD2-team06=Quinnipiac | RD2-score06=75

| RD2-seed07=- | RD2-team07=South Carolina State | RD2-score07=55 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Wisconsin-Green Bay | RD2-score08=72

| RD2-seed09=- | RD2-team09=Valdosta State | RD2-score09=81 | RD2-seed10=- | RD2-team10=Guilford | RD2-score10=98

| RD2-seed11=- | RD2-team11=Westmont | RD2-score11=86 | RD2-seed12=- | RD2-team12=Missouri Southern State | RD2-score12=70

| RD2-seed13=- | RD2-team13=Oklahoma Baptist | RD2-score13=82 | RD2-seed14=- | RD2-team14=Winona State | RD2-score14=72

| RD2-seed15=- | RD2-team15=Defiance | RD2-score15=61 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Augustana | RD2-score16=64

| RD3-seed01=- | RD3-team01=Xavier | RD3-score01=80 | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-team02=Maryland-Eastern Shore | RD3-score02=87

| RD3-seed03=- | RD3-team03=Slippery Rock State | RD3-score03=60 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Wisconsin-Green Bay | RD3-score04=58

| RD3-seed05=- | RD3-team05=Guilford | RD3-score05=70 | RD3-seed06=- | RD3-team06=Westmont | RD3-score06=67

| RD3-seed07=- | RD3-team07=Oklahoma Baptist | RD3-score07=46 | RD3-seed08=2 | RD3-team08=Augustana | RD3-score08=63

| RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team01=Maryland-Eastern Shore | RD4-score01=113 | RD4-seed02=- | RD4-team02=Slippery Rock State | RD4-score02=82

| RD4-seed03=- | RD4-team03=Guilford | RD4-score03=77 | RD4-seed04=2 | RD4-team04=Augustana | RD4-score04=69

| RD5-seed01=8 | RD5-team01=Maryland-Eastern Shore | RD5-score01=96 | RD5-seed02=- | RD5-team02=Guilford | RD5-score02=99

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

| RD1-seed1=- | RD1-team1=Slippery Rock State | RD1-score1=93 | RD1-seed2=2 | RD1-team2=Augustana | RD1-score2=96

References

References

"NAIA.org".
NAIA. "NAIA Championship History".

Wikipedia Source

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