1950 Dixie Classic
# 1950 Dixie Classic

The 1950 Dixie Classic was a mid-season college basketball tournament held December 28–30, 1950 at NC State's Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the second iteration of the Dixie Classic and it was part of the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season.

Coming into the tournament, reigning champion NC State was the clear favorite, but undefeated Navy and 7–1 Duke were noted as possible dark horses. NC State defended their title, beating Colgate Raiders 85–76 in the final. In the consolation bracket final, Duke recovered from a 29-point deficit at halftime to beat Tulane 74–72.

NC State captain Sam Ranzino was voted most outstanding player of the tournament. Dick Groat of Duke led the tournament in scoring with 71 points, 32 of them coming in the final game. Across the three days of six double-headers, the total attendance was 54,200.

## Teams

Each year, the Dixie Classic included the "Big Four" teams (Duke, NC State, North Carolina, and Wake Forest), as well as four other invited teams. The 1950 teams were:

* Wake Forest Demon Deacons
* Rhode Island State Rams
* NC State Wolfpack
* Tulane Green Wave
* North Carolina Tar Heels
* Navy Midshipmen
* Duke Blue Devils
* Colgate Raiders

## Bracket

| Consolation final | Consolation final | Consolation final | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Dec. 28, 2:00pm | Dec. 28, 2:00pm | Dec. 28, 2:00pm | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 57 | | | | |
| | | | Dec. 29, 2:00pm | Dec. 29, 2:00pm | Dec. 29, 2:00pm | Rhode Island State | Rhode Island State | 53 | Dec. 29, 3:30pm | Dec. 29, 3:30pm | Dec. 29, 3:30pm | | | |
| | | | Rhode Island State | Rhode Island State | 62 | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 56 | |
| | | | Tulane | Tulane | 81 | Dec. 28, 3:30pm | Dec. 28, 3:30pm | Dec. 28, 3:30pm | NC State | NC State | 72 | |
| | | | | | | NC State | 89 | | | | | | | |
| Dec. 30, 3:30pm | Dec. 30, 3:30pm | Dec. 30, 3:30pm | | | | Tulane | Tulane | | 75 | | | Dec. 30, 9:00pm | Dec. 30, 9:00pm | Dec. 30, 9:00pm |
| Tulane | Tulane | 72 | | | | | | | NC State | NC State | | 85 |
| Duke | Duke | 74 | | | | Dec. 28, 7:30pm | Dec. 28, 7:30pm | Dec. 28, 7:30pm | NC State | | | Colgate | 76 |
| | | | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 49 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dec. 29, 7:30pm | Dec. 29, 7:30pm | Dec. 29, 7:30pm | Navy | Navy | 60 | Dec. 29, 9:00pm | Dec. 29, 9:00pm | Dec. 29, 9:00pm | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | North Carolina | North Carolina | 63 | | | | Navy | Navy | 59 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Dec. 30, 2:00pm | Dec. 30, 2:00pm | Dec. 30, 2:00pm | Duke | Duke | 71 | Dec. 28, 9:00pm | Dec. 28, 9:00pm | Dec. 28, 9:00pm | Colgate | Colgate | 63 | Dec. 30, 7:30pm | Dec. 30, 7:30pm | Dec. 30, 7:30pm |
| Rhode Island State | Rhode Island State | 93 | | | | Duke | Duke | 69 | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 46 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 69 | | | | Colgate | Colgate | 84 | | | | Navy | Navy | 66 |

## Game log

* December 28 2:00pm

Wake Forest 57, Rhode Island State 53 :

| Scoring by half: 24–31, 33–22 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Najeway (15) | Pts: Stewart (17) |

* No. 1 Attendance: 10,000
* December 28 3:30pm

NC State 89, Tulane 75 :

| Scoring by half: 44–44, 45–31 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Horvath (30) | Pts: Payton (19) |

* No. 2 Attendance: 10,000
* December 28 7:30pm

North Carolina 49, Navy 60 :

| Scoring by half: 30–34, 19–26 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Schwartz, Grimaldi (10) | Pts: Corrigan (19) |

* No. 3 Attendance: 10,000
* December 28 9:00pm

Duke 69, Colgate 84 :

| Scoring by half: 37–40, 32–44 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: York (17) | Pts: Dodd (20) |

* No. 4 Attendance: 10,000
* December 29 2:00pm

Rhode Island State 62, Tulane 81 :

| Scoring by half: 36–50, 26–31 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Stewart (23) | Pts: Payton (20) |

* No. 5
* December 29 3:30pm

Wake Forest 56, NC State 72 :

| Scoring by half: 23–36, 33–36 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Brooks (14) | Pts: Ranzino (26) |

* No. 6
* December 29 7:30pm

North Carolina 63, Duke 71 :

| Scoring by half: 35–35, 28–36 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Wallace (22) | Pts: Groat (23) |

* No. 7 Attendance: 8,000
* December 29 9:00pm

Navy 59, Colgate 63 :

| Scoring by half: 35–35, 24–28 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Dodd (18) | Pts: Corrigan (16) |

* No. 8 Attendance: 8,000
* December 30 2:00pm

Rhode Island State 93, North Carolina 69 :

| Scoring by half: 43–29, 50–40 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Lennen (19) | Pts: Grimaldi (22) |

* No. 9 Attendance: 5,000
* December 30 3:30pm

Tulane 72, Duke 74 :

| Scoring by half: 56–27, 16–47 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Reed (22) | Pts: Groat (32) |

* No. 10 Attendance: 6,000
* December 30 7:30pm

Wake Forest 46, Navy 66 :

| Scoring by half: 30–35, 16–31 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: McCotter (16) | Pts: Wilson (17) |

* No. 11 Attendance: 12,000
* December 30 9:00pm

NC State 85, Colgate 76 :

| Scoring by half: 48–36, 37–40 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Horvath (25) | Pts: Alton, Stacy (20) |

* No. 12 Attendance: 12,200
