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1997 NCAA Tournament
Championship Game
Location: Indianapolis
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ARIZONA (84) |
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PLAYER |
MIN. |
FG-A |
FT-A |
REB. |
A. |
PF. |
PTS. |
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Bennett Davison |
29 |
3-9 |
3-3 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
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Michael Dickerson |
24 |
1-8 |
2-2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
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A.J. Bramlett |
27 |
1-3 |
1-1 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
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Mike Bibby |
38 |
5-12 |
6-6 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
19 |
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Miles Simon |
40 |
8-18 |
14-17 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
30 |
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Jason Terry |
33 |
2-6 |
2-2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
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Eugene Edgerson |
15 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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Donnell Harris |
19 |
2-2 |
4-8 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
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TOTALS |
225 |
22-58 |
34-41 |
43 |
12 |
16 |
84 |
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FG%: .379. FT%: .829. Three-point goals: 6-13 (Dickerson 1-3, Bibby 3-5, Simon 0-2, Terry 2-3). Blocks: 2 (Bramlett 2). Turnovers: 18 (Bibby 8). Steals: 7 (Bibby 3, Terry 3).
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KENTUCKY (79) |
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PLAYER |
MIN. |
FG-A |
FT-A |
REB. |
A. |
PF. |
PTS. |
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Ron Mercer |
41 |
5-9 |
1-1 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
13 |
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Scott Padgett |
30 |
5-16 |
4-4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
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Jamaal Magloire |
14 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
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Wayne Turner |
28 |
4-9 |
0-1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
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Anthony Epps |
38 |
4-13 |
0-0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
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Allen Edwards |
5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jared Prickett |
21 |
1-4 |
4-5 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
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Nazr Mohammed |
25 |
6-11 |
0-6 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
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Cameron Mills |
22 |
5-9 |
0-0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
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Stephen Masiello |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTALS |
225 |
30-72 |
9-17 |
40 |
18 |
29 |
79 |
| FG%: .417. FT%: .529. Three-point goals: 10-30 (Mercer 2-4, Padgett 3-12, Epps 3-8, Mills 2-6). Blocks: 7 (Mohammed 3). Turnovers: 16 (Mercer 5). Steals: 9.
Halftime: Arizona 33-32. Regulation: Tied 74-74.
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National Semifinals
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Arizona 66, North Carolina 58
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| ARIZONA (66): Davison 1-2 2-4 4, Dickerson 1-10 2-3 5, Bramlett 0-5 2-2 2, Bibby 7-18 0-0 20, Simon 9-19 3-5 24, Edgerson 1-3 0-0 2, Terry 1-6 0-0 3, Harris 2-3 2-2 6. Team 22-66 (.333) 11-16 (.688) 66.
NORTH CAROLINA (58): Okalaja 1-8 0-0 3, Jamison 7-17 4-4 18, Zwikker 4-12 0-0 8, Williams 1-13 0-0 3, Carter 8-15 4-5 21, Cota 2-9 0-1 5, Ndiaye 0-0 0-0 0. Team: 23-74 (.311) 8-10 (.800) 58.
Three-point goals: Arizona 11-29 (.379), North Carolina 4-21 (.190).
Halftime: Arizona 34-31.
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Kentucky 78, Minnesota 69
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KENTUCKY (78): Mercer 7-21 4-5 19, Padgett 3-8 0-0 9, Magloire 0-1 1-2 1, Turner 2-6 4-6 8, Epps 3-10 5-6 13, Mills 2-4 4-4 10, Prickett 3-4 1-2 7, Mohammed 2-3 1-5 5, Edwards 1-3 1-2 4, Anderson 0-0 2-2 2. Team 23-60 (.383) 23-34 (.676) 78.
MINNESOTA (69): James 2-3 4-6 8, Jacobson 4-12 2-3 10, J. Thomas 5-6 0-0 10, B. Jackson 8-18 5-6 23, Harris 2-3 0-0 5, Winter 2-3 0-0 4, C. Thomas 2-7 1-2 5, Lewis 1-9 0-0 2, Tarver 1-2 0-2 2, Archambaul 0-0 0-0 0, Stauber 0-1 0-0 0. Team 27-64 (.422) 12-19 (.632) 69.
Three-point goals: Kentucky 9-23 (.391), Minnesota 3-16 (.188).
Halftime: Kentucky 36-31.
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All-Tournament Team
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Player |
Pos. |
Yr. |
School |
Statistics |
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Mike Bibby |
G |
Fr. |
Arizona |
39 pts., 16 rebs., 8 ass., 6 stls. |
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Bobby Jackson |
G |
Sr. |
Minnesota |
23 pts., 6 rebs. in one Final Four game |
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Ron Mercer |
F |
Soph. |
Kentucky |
32 pts., 12 rebs. |
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Scott Padgett |
F |
Soph. |
Kentucky |
26 pts. 6 3-pt. |
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*Miles Simon |
G |
Jr. |
Arizona |
54 pts., 8 rebs. |
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* Named most outstanding player
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- Scoring Leader: Miles Simon, Arizona (132 points, 22 ppg
- Highest Scoring Average: Austin Croshere, Providence (91 points, 22.8 ppg)
- Rebounding Leader: A.J. Bramlett, Arizona (62 rebounds, 10.3 rpg)
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- Highest Rebounding Average
Tim Duncan, Wake Forest (42 rebounds, 21 rpg)
1997 Tournament Scores
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First Round
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East
No. 1 North Carolina 82, No. 16 Fairfield 74
No. 9 Colorado 80, No. 8 Indiana 62
No. 5 California 55, No. 12 Princeton 52
No. 4 Villanova 101, No. 13 Long Island 91
No. 10 Texas 71, No. 7 Wisconsin 58
No. 15 Coppin State 78, No. 2 South Carolina 65
No. 3 New Mexico 59, No. 14 Old Dominion 55
No. 6 Louisville 65, No. 11 Massachusetts 57
Southeast
No. 1 Kansas 78, No. 16 Jackson State 64
No. 8 Purdue 83, No. 9 Rhode Island 76 (ot)
No. 12 College of Charleston 75, No. 5 Maryland 66
No. 4 Arizona 65, No. 13 South Alabama 57
No. 14 Tennessee-Chattanooga 73, No. 3 Georgia 70
No. 6 Illinois 90, No. 11 Southern California 77
No. 10 Providence 81, No. 7 Marquette 59
No. 2 Duke 71, No. 15 Murray State 68
Midwest
No. 1 Minnesota 78, No. 16 Southwest Texas State 46
No. 9 Temple 62, No. 8 Mississippi 40
No. 5 Tulsa 81, No. 12 Boston University 52
No. 4 Clemson 68, No. 13 Miami of Ohio 56
No. 6 Iowa State 69, No. 11 Illinois State 57
No. 3 Cincinnati 86, No. 14 Butler 69
No. 7 Xavier 80, No. 10 Vanderbilt 68
No. 2 UCLA 109, No. 15 Charleston Southern 75
West
No. 1 Kentucky 92, No. 16 Montana 54
No. 8 Iowa 73, No. 9 Virginia 60
No. 5 Boston College 73, No. 12 Valparaiso 66
No. 4 St. Joseph's 75, No. 13 Pacific 65
No. 6 Stanford 80, No. 11 Oklahoma 67
No. 3 Wake Forest 68, No. 14 St. Mary's 46
No. 7 UNC Charlotte 79, No. 10 Georgetown 67
No. 2 Utah 75, No. 15 Navy 61
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Second Round
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East
North Carolina 73, Colorado 56
California 75, Villanova 68
Louisville 64, New Mexico 63
Texas 82, Coppin State 81
Southeast
Kansas 75, Purdue 61
Arizona 73, College of Charleston 69
Providence 98, Duke 87
Tennessee-Chattanooga 75, Illinois 63
Midwest
Minnesota 76, Temple 57
Clemson 65, Tulsa 59
Iowa State 67, Cincinnati 66
UCLA 96, Xavier 83
West
Kentucky 75, Iowa 69
St. Joseph's 81, Boston College 77 (ot)
Stanford 72, Wake Forest 66
Utah 77, UNC Charlotte 58
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Regional Semifinals
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East
North Carolina 63, California 57
Louisville 78, Texas 63
Southeast
Arizona 85, Kansas 82
Providence 71, Tennessee-Chattanooga 65
Midwest
Minnesota 90, Clemson 84 (2ot)
UCLA 74, Iowa State 73 (ot)
West
Kentucky 83, St. Joseph's 68
Utah 82, Stanford 77 (ot)
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Regional Finals
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East
North Carolina 97, Louisville 74
Southeast
Arizona 96, Providence 92 (ot)
Midwest
Minnesota 80, UCLA 72
West
Kentucky 72, Utah 59
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National Semifinals
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Arizona 66, North Carolina 58
Kentucky 78, Minnesota 69 |
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Championship Game |
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Arizona 84, Kentucky 79 (ot)
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