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1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game

1997 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
1 2 OT Total
Arizona 33 41 10 84
Kentucky 32 42 5 79
Date March 31, 1997
Arena RCA Dome
Location Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP Miles Simon, Arizona
Favorite Kentucky by 7
Referee(s) 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 1997 National Title Game was played on March 31, 1997, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 1997 National Title Game was played between the 1997 West Regional Champions, #1-seeded Kentucky and the 1997 Southeast Regional Champions, #4-seeded Arizona.


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