1996-97 Season: NCAA Men's Championship Game

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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59th NCAA Division I Championship Game. Date: Monday, March 31, at the RCA Dome. Coaches: Lute Olson of Arizona and Rick Pitino of Kentucky. Favorite: Kentucky by 7.

Attendance: 47,028; Officials: Tim Higgins, Ted Valentine, Tom O'Neil; TV Rating: 18.9/31 share (CBS).

Arizona 84

		FG	FT		Reb
	Min	M-A	M-A	Pts	O-T	A	PF
Bennett Davison	29	3-9	3-3	9	4-7	0	2
Michael Dickerson	24	1-8	2-2	5	2-4	0	0
A.J. Bramlett	27	1-3	1-1	3	3-6	1	5
Mike Bibby	38	5-12	6-6	19	2-9	4	1
Miles Simon	40	8-18	14-17	30	1-3	1	1
Jason Terry	33	2-6	2-2	8	0-2	5	1
Eugene Edgerson	15	0-0	2-2	2	0-5	0	2
Donnell Harris	19	2-2	4-8	8	4-7	1	4
TOTALS	225	22-58	34-41	84	16-43	12	16

Three-point FG: 6–13 (Dickerson 1–3, Bibby 3–5, Simon 0–2, Terry 2–3); Team Rebounds: 2; Blocked Shots: 2 (Bramlett 2); Turnovers: 18 (Bibby 8, Simon 3, Davison 2, Dickerson 2, Edgerson 2, Bramlett); Steals: 7 (Bibby 3, Terry 3, Bramlett). Percentages: 2-Pt FG (.356), 3-Pt FG (.462), Total FG (.379), Free Throws (.829).

Kentucky 79

		FG	FT		Reb
	Min	M-A	M-A	Pts	O-T	A	PF
Ron Mercer	41	5-9	1-1	13	5-9	6	5
Scott Padgett	30	5-16	4-4	17	0-1	0	5
Jamaal Magloire	14	0-1	0-0	0	3-4	1	4
Wayne Turner	28	4-9	0-1	8	1-4	5	5
Anthony Epps	38	4-13	0-0	11	0-5	4	0
Allen Edwards	5	0-0	0-0	0	0-0	0	0
Jared Prickett	21	1-4	4-5	6	1-5	1	5
Nazr Mohammed	25	6-11	0-6	12	7-11	0	3
Cameron Mills	22	5-9	0-0	12	0-1	1	2
Stephen Masiello	1	0-0	0-0	0	0-0	0	0
TOTALS	225	30-72	9-17	79	17-40	18	29

Three-point FG: 10–30 (Mercer 2–4, Padgett 3–12, Epps 3–8, Mills 2–6); Team Rebounds: none; Blocked Shots: 7 (Mohammed 3, Magloire 2, Turner, Prickett); Turnovers: 16 (Mercer 5, Padgett 3, Mohammed 2, Prickett 2, Turner 2, Edwards, Magloire); Steals: 9 (Epps 2, Padgett 2, Prickett 2, Mercer, Mills, Turner); Percentages: 2-Pt FG (.476), 3-Pt FG (.333), Total FG (.417), Free Throws (.529).