Michigan State basketball: Historic weekend at Jenison

On March 23, 1963, the Loyola (IL) Ramblers defeated the two time defending champion Cincinnati Bearcats 60-58 to win the National Championship. However, it was the culmination of both this game and a game played a week earlier that would spur college basketball into a whole new era.
It was the second round of the 1963 NCAA basketball tournament and the 3rd ranked Loyola (IL) Ramblers, coming off of a 111-42 smashing of Tennessee Tech, were scheduled to play the 6th ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs at the Jenison Field House, in East Lansing, Michigan.
However, due to a state policy, Mississippi State was not allowed to play against integrated teams. Seeing that four of Loyola?s five starters were black, this would mean that for the fourth time in five years Mississippi State would have to forfeit their invitation to the NCAA Tournament.
Nevertheless, Mississippi State coach Babe McCarthy saw to it that this game would be played. He didn?t want to forfeit again and he vowed to his ...

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