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1996 NCAA Tournament
Championship Game
Location: East Rutherford, N.J.
| Kentucky (76) |
| PLAYER |
MIN. |
FG-A |
FT-A |
REB. |
A. |
PF. |
PTS. |
| Derek Anderson |
16 |
4-8 |
1-1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
| Antoine Walker |
32 |
4-12 |
3-6 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
| Walter McCarty |
19 |
2-6 |
0-0 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Tony Delk |
37 |
8-20 |
1-2 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
| Anthony Epps |
35 |
0-6 |
0-0 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| Mark Pope |
27 |
1-6 |
2-2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Ron Mercer |
24 |
8-12 |
1-1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
20 |
| Jeff Sheppard |
7 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Allen Edwards |
3 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
200 |
28-73 |
8-13 |
38 |
22 |
19 |
76
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Syracuse (67) |
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PLAYER |
MIN. |
FG-A |
FT-A |
REB. |
A. |
PF. |
PTS. |
| Todd Burgan |
39 |
7-10 |
2-5 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
19
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| John Wallace |
38 |
11-19 |
5-5 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
29 |
| Otis Hill |
28 |
3-9 |
1-1 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
| Lazarus Sims |
38 |
2-5 |
1-2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
| Jason Cipolla |
35 |
3-8 |
0-0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
| J.B. Reafsnyder
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13 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0
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| Marius Janulis |
8 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Elimu Nelson |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
200 |
26-52 |
9-13 |
37 |
12 |
17 |
67 |
National Semifinals
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Syracuse 77, Mississippi State 69
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| SYRACUSE (77): Burgan 6-11 5-6 19, Wallace 6-14 8-10 21, Hill 7-11 1-2 15, Sims 3-5 4-4 11, Cipolla 3-9 2-2 9, Reafsnyder 1-3 0-0 2, Janulis 0-2 0-0 0. Team 26-55 (.473) 20-24 (.833) 77.
MISSISSIPPI STATE (69): Walters 5-9 0-0 10, Jones 6-16 2-2 16, Dampier 4-6 4-4 12, Bullard 4-9 0-0 11, Wilson 7-16 0-0 20, Hughes 0-0 0-0 0, Washington 0-0 0-0 0, Hyche 0-0 0-0 0. Team 26-56 (.464) 6-6 (1.000) 69.
Three-point goals: Mississippi State 11-28 (.393). Syracuse 5-12 (.417).
Halftime: Tied 36-36.
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Kentucky 81, Massachusetts 74
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KENTUCKY (81): Walker 5-10 4-5 14, McCarty 4-8 0-0 8, Delk 7-16 5-9 20, Epps 3-6 0-0 7, Pope 1-2 6-6 8, Sheppard 2-2 3-4 7, Turner 1-2 0-0 2, Mercer 4-6 0-1 9, Edwards 0-0 0-0 0. Team 28-55 (.509) 22-30 (.733) 81.
MASSACHUSETTS (74): Dingle 4-6 0-0 8, Bright 7-14 1-2 15, Camby 9-18 7-9 25, E. Padilla 2-10 1-2 6, Travieso 3-7 2-2 10, Weeks 0-2 1-2 1, Clarke 1-2 1-2 3, Norville 1-1 0-0 2, Nunez 0-0 0-0 0, G. Padilla 2-4 0-0 4. Team 29-64 (.453) 13-19 (.684) 74.
Three-point goals: Kentucky 3-9 (.333). Massachusetts 3-9 (.333).
Halftime: Kentucky 36-28.
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All-Tournament Team
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PLAYER |
Pos. |
Yr. |
School |
Statistics |
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Todd Burgan |
G-F |
Soph |
Syracuse |
38 pts, 15 rebs |
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Marcus Camby |
C |
Jr. |
Massachusetts |
25 pts, 8rebs in one game |
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Tony Delk* |
G |
Sr. |
Kentucky |
44 pts, 9 rebs, 8 3-pts) |
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Ron Mercer |
F-G |
Fr. |
Kentucky |
29 pts |
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John Wallace |
F |
Sr. |
Syracuse |
50 pts, 14 rebs |
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* Named Most Outstanding Player |
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Scoring Leader:
John Wallace, Syracuse (128 points, 21.3 ppg).
- Highest Scoring Average: Allen Iverson, Georgetown (111 points, 27.8 ppg).
- Rebounding Leader: Todd Burgan, Syracuse (51 rebounds, 8.5 rpg).
- Highest Rebounding Average: Tim Duncan, Wake Forest (39 rebounds, 13 rpg).
1996 Tournament Scores
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First Round
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East
No. 1 Massachusetts 92, No. 16 Central Florida 70
No. 9 Stanford 66, No. 8 Bradley 58
No. 12 Arkansas 86, No. 5 Penn State 80
No. 4 Marquette 68, No. 13 Monmouth (N.J.) 44
No. 6 North Carolina 83, No. 11 New Orleans 62
No. 3 Texas Tech 74, No. 14 Northern Illinois 73
No. 7 New Mexico 69, No. 10 Kansas State 48
No. 2 Georgetown 93, No. 15 Mississippi Valley State 56
Southeast
No. 1 Connecticut 68, No. 16 Colgate 59
No. 9 Eastern Michigan 75, No. 8 Duke 60
No. 5 Mississippi State 58, No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth 51
No. 13 Princeton 43, No. 4 UCLA 41
No. 11 Boston College 64, No. 6 Indiana 51
No. 3 Georgia Tech 90, No. 14 Austin Peay 79
No. 7 Temple 61, No. 10 Oklahoma 43
No. 2 Cincinnati 66, No. 15 North Carolina-Greensboro 61
Midwest
No. 1 Kentucky 110, No. 16 San Jose State 72
No. 9 Virginia Tech 61, No. 8 Wisconsin-Green Bay 48
No. 5 Iowa State 74, No. 12 California 64
No. 4 Utah 72, No. 13 Canisius 43
No. 6 Louisville 82, No. 11 Tulsa 80 (ot)
No. 3 Villanova 92, No. 14 Portland 58
No. 10 Texas 80, No. 7 Michigan 76
No. 2 Wake Forest 62, No. 15 Northeast Louisiana 50
West
No. 1 Purdue 73, No. 16 Western Carolina 71
No. 8 Georgia 81, No. 9 Clemson 74
No. 12 Drexel 75, No. 5 Memphis 63
No. 4 Syracuse 88, No. 13 Montana State 55
No. 6 Iowa 81, No. 11 George Washington 79
No. 3 Arizona 90, No. 14 Valparaiso 51
No. 10 Santa Clara 91, No. 7 Maryland 79
No. 2 Kansas 92, No. 15 South Carolina State 54
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Second Round
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East
Massachusetts 79, Stanford 74
Arkansas 65, Marquette 56
Texas Tech 92, North Carolina 73
Georgetown 73, New Mexico 62
Southeast
Connecticut 95, Eastern Michigan 81
Mississippi State 63, Princeton 41
Georgia Tech 103, Boston College 89
Cincinnati 78, Temple 65
Midwest
Kentucky 84, Virginia Tech 60
Utah 73, Iowa State 67
Louisville 68, Villanova 64
Wake Forest 65, Texas 62
West
Georgia 76, Purdue 69
Syracuse 69, Drexel 58
Arizona 87, Iowa 73
Kansas 76, Santa Clara 51
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Regional Semifinals
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East
Massachusetts 79, Arkansas 63
Georgetown 98, Texas Tech 90
Southeast
Mississippi State 60, Connecticut 55
Cincinnati 87, Georgia Tech 70
Midwest
Kentucky 101, Utah 70
Wake Forest 60, Louisville 59
West
Syracuse 83, Georgia 81 (ot)
Kansas 83, Arizona 80
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Regional Finals
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East
Massachusetts 86, Georgetown 62
Southeast
Mississippi State 73, Cincinnati 63
Midwest
Kentucky 83, Wake Forest 63
West
Syracuse 60, Kansas 57
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National Semifinals
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Syracuse 77, Mississippi State 69
Kentucky 81, Massachusetts 74
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Championship Game
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Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67
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