1997 ncaa basketball championship game box score

And not just because it's an anniversary. Here are the facts: KU has won 13 straight games. The Jayhawks are loaded with NBA talent.

They've been a hot pick to win the national championship, and they're playing a four seed and major underdog in the Sweet 16, just like in ' KU became the toast of the tournament's first weekend, dominating its opponents more than any other No. All that attention and hype is great, but, Robertson says, the Jayhawks better ignore it.

He knows from experience. The '97 team was even more of a sure bet to make a run than this year's group. Instead, the Jayhawks finished the season and watched as the Wildcats went on to bring home what many felt was certain to be Kansas' first national championship since KU's six seniors graduated with career wins and no trips to the Final Four.

The Arizona Wildcats finished fifth in the Pac that season, so when they arrived in Birmingham, Ala. Even their own fans. Kansas had been No. After they got past Arizona, they would face either 10th-seeded Providence or 14th-seeded Tennessee-Chattanooga.

It was a foregone conclusion they were headed to Indianapolis for the Final Four. That is, until the game started. Still, the KU fans didn't worry. Robinett remembers the Jayhawk fan contingent almost muting the smaller Arizona section during the first half. On the court, however, the Jayhawks weren't at full strength. KU shooting guard Jerod Haase, a senior fan favorite who averaged 12 points per game, had been playing with a broken wrist all year long.

The week before the Arizona game, the pain worsened. To continue viewing content on tucson. Current Subscriber? Log in. Activate now. Subscribe now. Final score: OT. Arizona's A. Arizona players A. Bramlett, and Miles Simon. Assistant coach Jessie Evans is at far right.

Lute Olson and wife, Bobbi, wave to fans while leaving the court after the Wildcats won the national championship in Indianapolis on March 31, From , he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa.

From he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Wonder what it looked like in print? Bramlett, Bennett Davison UA vs. From , he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. From he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Tried to smuggle 5, rounds of ammunition from Nogales, Arizona, into Mexico. See a photo from the…. Wonder what it looked like in print? Our e-edition includes all the Star's coverage from the Wildcats' national championship win over Kentucky.

Miles Simon, Jason Terry and A. Bramlett, among others, reminisced and tuned into a replay of Arizona's championship night in Local journalism is important — and producing it costs time and money.

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