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The game that changed college basketball

Kentucky and Texas Western battled for the NCAA championship.
Kentucky and Texas Western battled for the NCAA championship.
March 17, 2016

This year is the 50th anniversary of Texas Western's 72-65 victory over Kentucky in the NCAA men's basketball title game.

Texas Western became the first team with an all-black starting lineup to win a NCAA basketball title. Kentucky featured an all-white starting lineup.

The Texas Western team was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

What can you remember from the milestone championship?

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Doug Roberson covers the Atlanta United and Major League Soccer.

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