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| Date | March 31, 1997 | |||||||||||||||
| Venue | RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||||||||||
| MVP | Miles Simon, Arizona | |||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Kentucky by 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Referees | Tim Higgins, Ted Valentine, and Tom O'Neil | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 47,028 | |||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | |||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) Michele Tafoya and Andrea Joyce (sideline) | |||||||||||||||
The 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1996–97 season. The game was played on March 31, 1997, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana and featured the West Regional Champion, #1-seeded Kentucky versus the Southeast Regional Champion, #4-seeded Arizona.
Participating teams
Arizona
- Southeast
- Arizona (#4 seed) 65, South Alabama (#13 Seed) 57
- Arizona 73, College of Charleston (#12 Seed) 69
- Arizona 85, Kansas (#1 seed) 82
- Arizona 96, Providence (#10 seed) 92
- Final Four
- Arizona 66, North Carolina (#1 seed) 58
Kentucky
- West
- Kentucky (#1 seed) 92, Montana (#16 seed) 58
- Kentucky 75, Iowa (#8 seed) 69
- Kentucky 83, Saint Joseph's (#12 seed) 68
- Kentucky 72, Utah (#2 seed) 59
- Final Four
- Kentucky 78, Minnesota (#1 seed) 69
Starting lineups
| Arizona | Position | Kentucky | ||
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| Mike Bibby | G | Wayne Turner | ||
| Miles Simon | G | Anthony Epps | ||
| Bennett Davison | F | † Ron Mercer 1 | ||
| Michael Dickerson | F | Scott Padgett | ||
| A. J. Bramlett | C | Jamaal Magloire | ||
| † 1997 Consensus First Team All-American | ||||
| Players selected in the 1997 NBA draft (number indicates round) | ||||
Source
Game summary
CBS |
Monday, March 31 |
| #4 Arizona Wildcats 84, #1 Kentucky Wildcats 79 | ||
| Pts: M. Simon 30 Rebs: M. Bibby 9 Asts: J. Terry 5 |
Pts: S. Padgett 17 Rebs: N. Mohammed 11 Asts: R. Mercer 6 Halftime Score: Arizona, 33–32 After Regulation: 74–74 | |
RCA Dome – Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 47,028 Referees: Tim Higgins, Ted Valentine and Tom O'Neil |
References
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