RIP Coach Lute Olson, re-watching this classic and one of your defining moments in your honor tonight.

3 #1 seeds beaten by the 3 guard Wildcats!  What a amazing run.  Without a doubt one of the greatest

I was a high school freshman when the cats won this game. My dad let me and my little brother skip school the next day to go to Arizona stadium and welcome the team back in celebration. Epic game, and epic good rally after. I'm now a double UA alumn ❤

Wow - as a U of A alum (class of 2014) I never knew how crazy of a game this was!

Here after the passing of coach Lute Olson. May he rest in peace. 🙏🙏

Those Sean Elliott and Steve Kerr days were so much fun, having drinks and food with friends at Famous Sam’s. Listening to the radio in my car with my Dad. Bear Down Forever!

... and I headed down to Arizona student union when the final whistle blown... was super lucky to witness the ONLY title AZ had, esp as a foreign student.

Every time I watch the games from this tournament, makes me so proud of what this team did, Lute Olson was a fantastic coach who put the Arizona Wildcats and Tucson on the map. RIP coach.

RIP Couch O. Thank you for putting Tucson on the Map and all the memories. Now your with Bobbie🐻⬇️

I was at this Final Four. Me and my buddy both got 2 tickets thru the NCAA lottery. I scalped mine and we used his because they were better seats. Still, we were half way up the upper deck. It looked like a bunch of miniature bball players down there. Although I wasn't a fan of either team I was rooting for UofA.
What you didn't hear on here, but heard all thru the stands were fans chanting C-A-T-S! Cats, Cats, Cats! the entire game.

Miles Simon was such an under appreciated talent

Man I’m a diehard UK fan and I remember watching this in the 7th grade. This one hurt, not only because they lost in OT but mainly it was the end of the Pitino era. I still believe if he didn’t go to the Celtics the following year he would STILL be coaching UK and have multiple championships.

RIP COACH O

Coach Pitino was PURE CLASS at the end of the game- many other coaches would have wrung that ending to the very last drop.  He showed a humility not often seen in these ranks.  Cheers to everyone in this Championship.

03/31/1997 - 27 years ago

That Arizona team speed was so fast man

That was something when the late Billy Packer said these 3 words after Arizona won their 1st National Championship “Simon Says Championship”.

Could've had a rematch in the 98 final if only Arizona had been able to solve Utah's triangle and 2 defense in the regional final. Credit to coach Majerus in that one. They completely shut down the defending champs

All credit to Arizona....This was such an earned title. But, it's pretty crazy Kentucky got back to the title game and was favored in it, considering how much it lost from 1996. Delk and McCarty were Seniors, Walker went to the NBA, and then they lost Derek Anderson and Jeff Sheppard to injury. Losing five pieces like that and then almost winning a second title really shows how good a coach Pitino is.

This team struggled all season long. But you could see by the end of the season they were starting to figure it out. Still, I didn't think they would beat Kansas. But when they did, I felt really good about their chances. I felt that this could be an historic tournament run. Which it was. This teams starting five where hands down the fastest starting five in the country. You could plainly see that even the number one seeds in this field simply did not have the legs to deal with Arizona's speed. But they were also good shooters and Mike Bibby was a freshman playing like a senior. I still like watching this from time to time. It was a magical run.