Mid-season college basketball tournament
Bernie Janicki and Rudy D'Emilio of Duke with their trophies The 1953 Dixie Classic was a mid-season college basketball tournament held December 28–30, 1953 at NC State 's Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina . It was the fifth iteration of the Dixie Classic and it was part of the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season . The Duke Blue Devils won the final, defeating the Navy Midshipmen 98–83.
Coming into the tournament, 9th-ranked host NC State , who had won the first four Dixie Classics, and 12th-ranked Oregon State were favorites to win the tournament. However, the final was contested by Duke and Navy . Duke won 98–83, breaking Navy's six-game unbeaten streak.
Teams
Each year, the Dixie Classic included the "Big Four " teams (Duke, NC State, North Carolina, and Wake Forest), as well as four other invited teams. The 1953 teams were:
Bracket
Consolation final Consolation semifinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Dec. 28, 2:00pm North Carolina 62 Dec. 29, 2:00pm Navy 86 Dec. 29, 4:00pm North Carolina 63 Navy 85 Seton Hall 73 Dec. 28, 4:00pm NC State 75 NC State 72 Dec. 30, 4:00pm Seton Hall 70 Dec. 30, 9:00pm Seton Hall 77 Navy 83 Tulane 68 Dec. 28, 7:30pm Duke 98 Duke 71 Dec. 29, 7:30pm Oregon State 61 Dec. 29, 9:30pm Seventh place Oregon State 70 Duke 83 Third place Dec. 30, 2:00pm Tulane 74 Dec. 28, 9:30pm Wake Forest 66 Dec. 30, 7:30pm North Carolina 53 Wake Forest 72 NC State 79 Oregon State 65 Tulane 65 Wake Forest 86
Game log
North Carolina 62, Navy 86
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 17–21, 14–14, 15–24
Pts :Pts: Lange (29)
NC State 72 , Seton Hall 70
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 14–18, 21–21, 20–12
Pts :Pts: Brooks (19)
Duke 71 , Oregon State 61
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 15–11, 18–14, 18–19
Pts :Pts: Halbrook (23)
Wake Forest 72 , Tulane 65
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 16–20, 21–16, 21–16
Pts :Pts: P. Wallace (18)
North Carolina 63, Seton Hall 73
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 11–16, 19–19, 16–22
Pts :Pts: Ring (18)
Navy 85 , NC State 75
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 16–20, 24–16, 29–20
Pts :Pts: Thompson (23)
Oregon State 70, Tulane 74
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 23–19, 6–19, 20–20
Pts :Pts: Cervini (18)
Duke 83 , Wake Forest 66
Scoring by quarter: 30–10, 13–22, 22–21, 18–13
Pts :Pts: Hemric (26)
North Carolina 53, Oregon State 65
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 6–18, 18–9, 18–16
Pts :Pts: Halbrook (16)
Seton Hall 77 , Tulane 68
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 16–19, 18–15, 21–13
Pts :Pts: Brennan, Stoll (13)
NC State 79, Wake Forest 86
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 13–21, 14–21, 31–20
Pts :Pts: Hemric (24)
Navy 83, Duke 98
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 20–21, 19–20, 22–32
Pts :Pts: D'Emilio (24)
References
Hart, Reese (December 29, 1954). "State Vs. Minnesota In Finals" . The Durham Sun . Associated Press. p. 15. Attendance of 22,500 yesterday brought the two-day figure to 46,000. Last year's record was 60,000.
Hart, Reese (December 27, 1953). "5th Annual Dixie Classic Starts Play Tomorrow" . Durham Morning Herald . p. 13.
Brooks, Bob (December 31, 1953). "Duke Wins Dixie Classic Championship; Deacs Wallop State" . The News and Observer . p. 13.
"Program, Men's basketball, Dixie Classic, 5th Annual, 28 December to 30 December 1953" . Men's Basketball, 1911-2008 (UA015.010 Series 4), Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries .^ "Seton Hall Bows in Dixie Tourney" . The New York Times ProQuest 112709210 .
^ "Navy, Duke Reach Basketball Final" . The New York Times . Associated Press. December 30, 1953. p. 18. ProQuest 112528924 .
^ "Duke Wins Dixie Classic, 98–83, Toppling Hitherto Unbeaten Navy" . The New York Times . Associated Press. December 31, 1953. p. 15. ProQuest 112719025 .
^ "Wake Forest Again Beats N. C. State". The Washington Post ProQuest 152602232 .
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