Other basketball leagues in 1942:    
NBL  ·  ABL
First Round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
WPBT Champ.
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

All games were played in Chicago, Illinois and sponsored by the Chicago Herald American. Games were played at various sites including Chicago Coliseum, International Amphitheater and Chicago Stadium. Teams would also sometimes change their names when entering the tournament because of a new sponsor.

In the "Third Place" consolation game, the Long Island Flyers beat the Harlem Globetrotters 43-41

First Round

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (NBL) Chi. Bruins 56-46 Detroit AAA (indep.) CHI 1-0
??? (indep.) Long Island 54-32 Indianapolis (NBL) LI 1-0
??? (indep.) Aberdeen 56-42 Fort Wayne (NBL) ABD 1-0
??? (indep.) Detroit 46-29 Toledo (NBL) DET 1-0
??? (NBL) Sheboygan 34-26 Columbus (indep.) SBY 1-0
??? (indep.) Globetrotters 40-33 Hagerstown (indep.) HGT 1-0
??? (indep.) NY Rens 55-37 Indiana (indep.) NY 1-0
??? (NBL) Oshkosh 44-29 Davenport (indep.) OSH 1-0

Quarter Finals

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (indep.) Long Island 48-33 Chi. Bruins (NBL) LI 1-0
??? (indep.) Detroit 40-32 Aberdeen (indep.) DET 1-0
??? (indep.) Globetrotters 37-32 Sheboygan (NBL) HGT 1-0
??? (NBL) Oshkosh 44-38 NY Rens (indep.) OSH 1-0

Semi Finals

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (indep.) Detroit 44-43 Long Island (indep.) DET 1-0
??? (NBL) Oshkosh 48-41 Globetrotters (indep.) OSH 1-0

WPBT Championship

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (NBL) Oshkosh 43-41 Detroit (indep.) OSH 1-0

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