1996-97 Arizona Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 25-9 (11-7, 5th in Pac-10 MBB)

Rank: 15th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Lute Olson

PS/G: 83.8 (3rd of 306)

PA/G: 73.3 (226th of 306)

SRS: 21.66 (5th of 305)

SOS: 11.04 (5th of 305)

ORtg: 108.3 (33rd of 306)

DRtg: 94.7 (49th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in Southeast)
Won Southeast First Round (65-57) versus #13 South Alabama
Won Southeast Second Round (73-69) versus #12 College of Charleston
Won Southeast Regional Semifinal (85-82) versus #1 Kansas
Won Southeast Regional Final (96-92) versus #10 Providence
Won National Semifinal (66-58) versus #1 North Carolina
Won National Final (84-79) versus #1 Kentucky

NCAA Champion

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AP Poll Summary

1996-97 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
Arizona	19	19	11	15	8	6	9	9	7	6	11	10	14	11	13	15	12	15

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 22, 1996	REG	N	North Carolina (7)	ACC	21.23	W	83	72		1	0	W 1	MassMutual Center
2	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	REG		Northern Arizona	Big Sky	1.91	W	88	70		2	0	W 2	McKale Center
3	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	REG	@	New Mexico (19)	WAC	14.69	L	77	84		2	1	L 1	University Arena
4	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG	N	Utah (3)	WAC	17.58	W	69	61		3	1	W 1	Honda Center
5	Mon, Dec 9, 1996	REG		Texas (13)	Big 12	12.34	W	83	78		4	1	W 2	McKale Center
6	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	REG		Jackson State	SWAC	-11.47	W	111	83		5	1	W 3	McKale Center
7	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG	N	Michigan (4)	Big Ten	16.67	L	71	73	OT	5	2	L 1	Palace of Auburn Hills
8	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	REG		Robert Morris	NEC	-15.36	W	118	54		6	2	W 1	McKale Center
9	Sun, Dec 29, 1996	REG		Pennsylvania	Ivy	-2.84	W	93	51		7	2	W 2	McKale Center
10	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	REG		California	Pac-10	17.34	W	81	80		8	2	W 3	McKale Center
11	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG		Stanford (21)	Pac-10	19.89	W	76	75		9	2	W 4	McKale Center
12	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG	@	Arizona State	Pac-10	2.24	W	92	84		10	2	W 5	Wells Fargo Arena
13	Thu, Jan 16, 1997	REG	@	Southern California	Pac-10	14.51	L	62	75		10	3	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
14	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG	@	UCLA	Pac-10	16.62	L	78	84	OT	10	4	L 2	Pauley Pavilion
15	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	REG		Oregon State	Pac-10	2.29	W	99	48		11	4	W 1	McKale Center
16	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG		Oregon	Pac-10	13.74	W	88	66		12	4	W 2	McKale Center
17	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	REG	@	Washington State	Pac-10	8.23	W	87	78		13	4	W 3	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
18	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	REG	@	Washington	Pac-10	10.83	L	88	92		13	5	L 1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
19	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	REG		Arizona State	Pac-10	2.24	W	87	71		14	5	W 1	McKale Center
20	Sun, Feb 9, 1997	REG	N	Tulane (21)	CUSA	7.98	W	81	62		15	5	W 2
21	Thu, Feb 13, 1997	REG		UCLA (24)	Pac-10	16.62	L	64	66		15	6	L 1	McKale Center
22	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG		Southern California	Pac-10	14.51	W	101	77		16	6	W 1	McKale Center
23	Thu, Feb 20, 1997	REG	@	Oregon	Pac-10	13.74	L	72	78		16	7	L 1	McArthur Court
24	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG	@	Oregon State	Pac-10	2.29	W	74	64		17	7	W 1	Gill Coliseum
25	Thu, Feb 27, 1997	REG		Washington State	Pac-10	8.23	W	100	86		18	7	W 2	McKale Center
26	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	REG		Washington	Pac-10	10.83	W	103	82		19	7	W 3	McKale Center
27	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	REG	@	Stanford (23)	Pac-10	19.89	L	80	81		19	8	L 1	Maples Pavilion
28	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	REG	N	California	Pac-10	17.34	L	77	79		19	9	L 2	Harmon Gym
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	NCAA	N	South Alabama	Sun Belt	4.03	W	65	57		20	9	W 1	The Pyramid
30	Sat, Mar 15, 1997	NCAA	N	College of Charleston (16)	TAAC	5.86	W	73	69		21	9	W 2	The Pyramid
31	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	NCAA	N	Kansas (1)	Big 12	26.60	W	85	82		22	9	W 3	BJCC Coliseum
32	Sun, Mar 23, 1997	NCAA	N	Providence	Big East	14.17	W	96	92	OT	23	9	W 4	BJCC Coliseum
33	Sat, Mar 29, 1997	NCAA	N	North Carolina (4)	ACC	21.23	W	66	58		24	9	W 5	RCA Dome
34	Mon, Mar 31, 1997	NCAA	N	Kentucky (5)	SEC	29.29	W	84	79	OT	25	9	W 6	RCA Dome