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1934 - Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament by one stroke over Craig Wood.
1947 - Holy Cross, led by George Kaftan, beat Oklahoma 58-47 in the NCAA basketball championship game.
1958 - Sugar Ray Robinson regained the middleweight title for a record fifth time with a 15-round decision over Carmen Basilio.
1961 - Cincinnati ended Ohio State's 32-game winning streak with a 70-65 victory in the NCAA basketball championship game.
1967 - UCLA, led by sophomore Lew Alcinder's 20 points, beat Dayton 79-64 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1972 - Bill Walton scored 24 points, leading UCLA to an 81-76 triumph over Florida State in the NCAA basketball title game. The Bruins finished with a 30-0 record and increased their winning streak to 45 straight.
1972 - Maryland beat Niagara 100-69 in the NIT championship game and became the first team to score 100 points in the final in tournament history.
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