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Texas Western championship game anniversary

By KVIA ABC-7

Published March 19, 2016 7:49 PM

Miner fans remember the historic importance of Saturday’s date.

Fifty years ago on March 19, Texas Western was won the National Basketball Championship.

It was a historic moment in college basketball, as five black starting players from Texas Western defeated the all-white Kentucky team.

A luncheon was held at Tosca on Saturday to gather those who witnessed history.

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