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Game #1 3/31/54 @Minneapolis
| SYRACUSE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Osterkorn |
3
5-8 4
11 |
| Schayes |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| Seymour |
5
3-3 2
12 |
| Gabor |
1
2-2 2
4 |
| Lavoy |
4
7-7 3
15 |
| Lloyd |
1
1-1 1
3 |
| Neal |
4
0-3 2
8 |
| King |
2
2-4 1
6 |
| Kennville |
3
2-3 2
8 |
| TOTALS |
23 22-31
17 68 |
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| MINN. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Mikkelsen |
3
3-3 3
9 |
| Pollard |
1
2-2 1
4 |
| Mikan |
6
3-4 5
15 |
| Martin |
5
3-3 4
13 |
| Skoog |
5
1-1 5
11 |
| Schnittker |
2
0-0 3
4 |
| Holstein |
2
0-1 1
4 |
| Lovellette |
7
2-3 2
16 |
| Saul |
1
1-2 0
3 |
| TOTALS |
32 15-19
24 79 |
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| Syracuse |
13 18 19 18
68 |
| Minneapolis |
10 24 22 23
79 |
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Game #2 4/3/54 @Minneapolis
Syracuse point guard left with a broken wrist. The Nats won the game on a Paul Seymour set shot in the closing seconds.
| SYRACUSE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Seymour |
3
7-8 4
13 |
| Osterkorn |
6
8-12 3
20 |
| Lloyd |
0
0-1 3
0 |
| Schayes |
2
0-1 1
4 |
| Lavoy |
2
2-3 3
6 |
| King |
6
2-7 4
14 |
| Gabor |
0
2-5 3
2 |
| Kenville |
1
1-1 2
3 |
| Masino |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| TOTALS |
20 22-38
24 62 |
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| MINN. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Mikkelsen |
1
1-1 3
3 |
| Pollard |
5
3-5 2
13 |
| Schnittker |
0
4-5 2
4 |
| Holstein |
0
0-1 2
0 |
| Mikan |
6
3-3 4
15 |
| Lovellette |
4
3-4 2
11 |
| Skoog |
2
0-3 5
4 |
| Martin |
2
3-3 6
7 |
| Saul |
0
3-3 3
3 |
| TOTALS |
20 20-28
29 60 |
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| Syracuse |
15 13 20 14
62 |
| Minneapolis |
15 12 11 22
60 |
| Fouled
Out- Martin |
| A-
6,277 |
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Game #3 4/4/54 @Syracuse
With Earl Lloyd & Dolph Schayes already playing with casts, George King’s wrist would keep him out of the line-up. The Lakers were too much for the undermanned Nats despite War Memorial Auditorium’s largest crowd ever.
| MINN. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Pollard |
2
4-4 2
8 |
| Mikkelsen |
7
0-0 5
14 |
| Mikan |
11
8-9 3
30 |
| Saul |
4
0-1 2
8 |
| Martin |
3
4-8 5
10 |
| Lovellette |
3
3-3 1
9 |
| Schnittker |
0
0-0 4
0 |
| Skoog |
0
1-1 4
1 |
| Holstein |
0
1-1 3
1 |
| TOTALS |
30 21-27
29 81 |
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| SYRACUSE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Schayes |
0
1-1 1
1 |
| Osterkorn |
6
2-5 3
14 |
| Lavoy |
6
6-6 5
18 |
| Lloyd |
2
0-1 4
4 |
| Neal |
0
1-1 0
0 |
| Seymour |
3
6-9 3
12 |
| Kenville |
3
8-11 2
14 |
| Gabor |
1
1-3 3
3 |
| Masino |
0
0-0 2
0 |
| TOTALS |
21 25-37
23 67 |
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| Minneapolis |
24 14 20 23
81 |
| Syracuse |
16 17 11 23
67 |
| A-
8,719 |
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Game #4 4/8/54 @Syracuse
The Nats resemblance to a mash unit continued as Gabor pulled cartilage in his right knee in the 3rd period. Syracuse did manage to put down the Lakers; mostly from the free throw line.
| MINN. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Pollard |
5
3-4 4
14 |
| Mikkelsen |
5
2-2 3
12 |
| Mikan |
4
4-4 4
12 |
| Saul |
0
1-4 3
1 |
| Martin |
0
4-4 4
4 |
| Lovelllette |
3
1-3 1
7 |
| Schnittker |
1
0-1 3
2 |
| Skoog |
8
0-2 4
16 |
| Holstein |
1
0-0 3
2 |
| TOTALS |
27 15-24
29 69 |
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| SYRACUSE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Schayes |
4
2-6 2
10 |
| Osterkorn |
3
1-5 1
7 |
| Lavoy |
4
6-8 2
14 |
| Lloyd |
3
0-1 2
6 |
| Neal |
0
0-0 2
0 |
| Seymour |
8
9-10 1
25 |
| Kenville |
3
6-6 4
12 |
| Gabor |
2
0-0 2
4 |
| Masino |
0
2-5 1
2 |
| TOTALS |
27 26-41
17 80 |
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| Syracuse |
18 18 21 23
80 |
| Minneapolis |
14 20 18 17
69 |
| A-
7,655 |
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Game #5 4/10/54 @Syracuse
George King returned to action despite his wrist injury, but it wasn’t enough.
| MINN. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Pollard |
4
2-2 5
10 |
| Mikkelsen |
8
5-5 4
21 |
| Mikan |
5
4-5 5
14 |
| Saul |
0
1-2 1
1 |
| Martin |
3
2-8 5
8 |
| Lovellette |
6
2-5 3
14 |
| Skoog |
2
0-0 6
4 |
| Schnittker |
0
1-1 2
1 |
| Holstein |
3
5-6 2
11 |
| TOTALS |
31 22-34
34 84 |
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| SYRACUSE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Schayes |
6
5-10 3
17 |
| Osterkorn |
4
6-9 3
14 |
| Lavoy |
1
4-7 5
6 |
| Lloyd |
2
4-5 4
8 |
| Neal |
2
0-0 1
4 |
| Seymour |
5
6-7 1
16 |
| King |
1
0-4 2
2 |
| Kenville |
2
2-3 4
6 |
| Masino |
0
0-1 3
0 |
| TOTALS |
23 27-46
26 73 |
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| Minneapolis |
22 19 21 22
84 |
| Syracuse |
17 14 21 21
73 |
| Rebounds-
Minneapolis 65, Syracuse 37. |
| Fouled
Out- Skoog. |
| A-
7,823 |
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Game #6 4/11/54 @Minneapolis
Jim Neal forced a game 7 by hitting a 27-foot shot with 4 seconds left to win it. The Lakers had one of the worst quarters in Finals history with only 6 points in the 3rd period.
| SYRACUSE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Schayes |
5
5-8 6
16 |
| Osterkorn |
1
3-4 1
5 |
| Lavoy |
2
2-3 5
6 |
| Lloyd |
3
3-5 4
9 |
| Neal |
1
1-2 1
3 |
| Seymour |
7
2-4 0
16 |
| King |
0
1-2 1
1 |
| Kenville |
4
2-4 3
10 |
| Masino |
0
0-1 1
0 |
| TOTALS |
23 19-33
22 65 |
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| MINN. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Mikkelsen |
3
1-4 5
7 |
| Pollard |
2
3-3 1
7 |
| Holstein |
1
1-2 2
3 |
| Schnittker |
0
0-0 2
0 |
| Mikan |
11
8-10 5
30 |
| Lovellette |
1
0-2 2
2 |
| Skoog |
3
1-1 3
7 |
| Martin |
2
3-4 4
7 |
| Saul |
0
0-1 1
0 |
| TOTALS |
23 17-27
25 63 |
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| Syracuse |
19 19 16 11
65 |
| Minneapolis
27 16 6 14 63 |
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Game #7 4/12/54 @Minneapolis
The Lakers took control early and Syracuse could get no close than 5 points after early in the 2nd quarter. Jim Pollard scored 9 points in the 3rd period as the Lakers stretched their lead to 61-45 with 3 minutes left in the period. Syracuse would try to rally late, but it had too much ground to make up.
| SYRACUSE |
FG-FGA FT-FTA PF
PTS |
| Schayes |
6-14
6-8 5
18 |
| Osterkorn |
3-6
4-8 5
10 |
| Lavoy |
4-8
2-3 5
10 |
| Lloyd |
4-9
2-3 4
10 |
| Seymour |
4-10
8-8 6
16 |
| Neal |
1-1
0-3 2
2 |
| King |
2-5
0-1 4
4 |
| Kenville |
3-6
0-2 4
6 |
| Masino |
1-3
2-2 3
4 |
| TOTALS |
28-62
24-38 38
80 |
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| MINN. |
FG-FGA FT-FTA PF
PTS |
| Mikkelsen |
3-11
1-1 5
7 |
| Pollard |
8-15
5-7 2
21 |
| Mikan |
2-10
7-10 3
11 |
| Martin |
4-7
4-7 3
12 |
| Skoog |
3-6
2-4 5
8 |
| Holstein |
1-3
2-4 2
4 |
| Lovellette |
5-8
2-6 4
12 |
| Schnittker |
3-3
1-1 5
7 |
| Saul |
1-1
3-4 2
5 |
| TOTALS |
30-64
27-44 31
87 |
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| Syracuse |
14 18 22 26
80 |
| Minneapolis |
17 21 27 22
87 |
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COMPOSITE BOX SCORE
| MINN. |
G FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Mikan |
7 45 37-45
29 127 |
| Pollard |
7 27 22-27
17 76 |
| Mikkelsen |
7 30 13-16
28 73 |
| Lovellette |
7 29 13-26
15 71 |
| Martin |
7 19 23-37
31 61 |
| Skoog |
7 23
5-12 32
51 |
| Holstein |
7
8 9-15
15 25 |
| Saul |
7
6 9-17
13 21 |
| Schnittker |
7
6 6-8
21 18 |
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| SYRACUSE |
G FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Seymour |
7 35 41-49
17 111 |
| Osterkorn |
7 26 29-51
20 81 |
| Lavoy |
7 23 29-37
28 75 |
| Schayes |
7 23 19-34
18 65 |
| Kenville |
7 19 21-30
21 59 |
| Lloyd |
7 15 10-17
22 40 |
| King |
5 11
5-18 12
27 |
| Neal |
6
8 2-9
8 18 |
| Gabor |
4
4 5-10
10 13 |
| Masino |
6
1 4-9
11 6 |
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