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794:Game Summary
696:First round
648:
572:Jay Williams
509:
485:Philadelphia
465:Jay Williams
458:
439:
420:
394:
380:Participants
349:
347:
309:Billy Packer
148:
139:
124:
115:
33:
24:
1699:Reggie Love
1670:Chris Duhon
984:Attendance:
963:Luke Walton
947:Loren Woods
939:Loren Woods
928:Chris Duhon
764:Final Four
693:Win 101–76
615:Loren Woods
555:Chris Duhon
501:Quin Snyder
489:Minneapolis
411:and future
409:Luke Walton
405:Loren Woods
258:Duke by 3.5
91:Head coach:
84:Head coach:
1748:Categories
1706:Head coach
1658:Nate James
1000:References
787:Win 95–84
778:Win 80–61
753:Win 79–69
744:Win 87–81
736:Win 76–63
727:Win 66–56
719:Win 94–81
710:Win 72–53
702:Win 95–52
679:Regionals
481:Greensboro
459:Featuring
442:Lute Olson
320:(sideline)
300:Announcers
273:Attendance
87:Lute Olson
19:See also:
1078:March 29,
989:Referees:
865:box score
767:Opponent
758:Opponent
682:Opponent
673:Opponent
304:Jim Nantz
1056:March 4,
1030:March 6,
537:Position
512:Maryland
497:Missouri
493:Monmouth
435:Illinois
431:Ole Miss
264:Referees
254:Favorite
171:2nd half
168:1st half
1115:YouTube
1103:YouTube
770:Result
761:Result
685:Result
676:Result
534:Arizona
374:Arizona
311:(color)
290:Network
145:Coaches
121:Coaches
986:45,944
665:Round
650:Source
427:Butler
276:45,944
71:(34–4)
68:(28–7)
57:Pac-10
956:Asts:
944:Rebs:
540:Duke
521:95–84
223:Venue
174:Total
1590:2024
1585:2023
1580:2022
1575:2021
1570:2020
1565:2019
1560:2018
1555:2017
1550:2016
1545:2015
1540:2014
1535:2013
1530:2012
1525:2011
1520:2010
1515:2009
1510:2008
1505:2007
1500:2006
1495:2005
1490:2004
1485:2003
1480:2002
1475:2001
1470:2000
1465:1999
1460:1998
1455:1997
1450:1996
1445:1995
1440:1994
1435:1993
1430:1992
1425:1991
1420:1990
1415:1989
1410:1988
1405:1987
1400:1986
1395:1985
1390:1984
1385:1983
1380:1982
1375:1981
1370:1980
1365:1979
1360:1978
1355:1977
1350:1976
1345:1975
1340:1974
1335:1973
1330:1972
1325:1971
1320:1970
1315:1969
1310:1968
1305:1967
1300:1966
1295:1965
1290:1964
1285:1963
1280:1962
1275:1961
1270:1960
1265:1959
1260:1958
1255:1957
1250:1956
1245:1955
1240:1954
1235:1953
1230:1952
1225:1951
1220:1950
1215:1949
1210:1948
1205:1947
1200:1946
1195:1945
1190:1944
1185:1943
1180:1942
1175:1941
1170:1940
1165:1939
1080:2023
1058:2015
1032:2008
936:Pts:
919:Asts
908:Rebs
477:UCLA
473:1992
425:and
399:and
370:Duke
348:The
338:2002
333:2000
316:and
247:Duke
215:Date
1697:42
1691:34
1686:MOP
1680:31
1674:22
1668:21
1662:20
1656:14
1113:on
1101:on
897:Pts
842:CBS
505:USC
487:to
483:to
364:in
294:CBS
238:MVP
62:ACC
1750::
1650:4
1644:3
1016:.
978:,
953:11
941:22
915:12
904:21
880:82
630:†
609:1
605:†
591:1
574:1
570:†
557:2
495:,
463:,
376:.
245:,
229:,
206:82
203:47
200:35
190:72
187:39
184:33
147::
138::
136:AP
123::
114::
112:AP
79:82
76:72
1688:)
1684:(
1624:e
1617:t
1610:v
1144:e
1137:t
1130:v
1082:.
1060:.
1034:.
965:4
961:/
949:/
930:6
926:/
921::
910::
899::
620:C
617:2
602:F
599:1
585:F
582:2
567:G
551:G
548:2
149:1
140:3
125:4
116:8
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