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<H1><CLARI-ITEM HEADLINE>The Final Four by the numbers</CLARI-ITEM></H1>
<I><B><CLARI-ITEM COPYRIGHT>Copyright 1997 by SportsTicker Enterprises L.P.</CLARI-ITEM></B></I> / <I><CLARI-ITEM DATE>Tue, 25 Mar 1997 6:51:29 PST</CLARI-ITEM></I><P>
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<H2>SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTE</H2>
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<P>0    -- The number of previous trips Minnesota has made to the Final Four.</P>
<P>1    -- Something none of the Final Four teams have been ranked in</P>
<P>        the polls this season; number of schools that have</P>
<P>        successfully defended NCAA Tournament title since UCLA in</P>
<P>        1973 (Duke, 1992).</P>
<P>2    -- Number of NCAA Tournaments won by Dean Smith at North</P>
<P>        Carolina; number of coaches in this year's Final Four</P>
<P>        that have taken two schools to Final Four (Rick Pitino</P>
<P>        -- Kentucky and Providence, Lute Olson -- Arizona and Iowa).</P>
<P>3    -- Number of times Indianapolis hosted the Final Four;</P>
<P>        number of top seeds that reached the Final Four.</P>
<P>4    -- Number of times Kentucky coach Rick Pitino has been at</P>
<P>        the Final Four, including the one in 1987 with</P>
<P>        Providence; length of Minnesota and Arizona's current</P>
<P>        winning streak; lowest seed left in Final Four (Arizona).</P>
<P>5    -- Number of coaches who have coached and played in the</P>
<P>        Final Four.  Dean Smith played for Kansas in 1952 and</P>
<P>        1953 before coaching the Tar Heels.</P>
<P>6    -- Number of NCAA Tournament titles won by Kentucky.</P>
<P>7    -- Record for most steals in a Final Four game, shared by</P>
<P>        Tommy Amaker (Duke, 1986) and Mookie Blaylock (Oklahoma, 1988).</P>
<P>8    -- Largest halftime deficit overcome in a championship game</P>
<P>        (Loyola, Illinois -- down 29-21 against Cincinnati,</P>
<P>        won 60-58 in OT, 1963).</P>
<P>9    -- Margin of last year's victory by Kentucky over Syracuse</P>
<P>        in championship game; number of losses Arizona had</P>
<P>        entering NCAA Tournament, most among Final Four teams.</P>
<P>10   -- Record for three-pointers made in a Final Four (Freddie</P>
<P>        Banks for UNLV in 1987).</P>
<P>11   -- Number of times Dean Smith has made the Final Four with</P>
<P>        North Carolina; number of one-point games in the Final</P>
<P>        Four.</P>
<P>12   -- Number of consensus All-Americans from the schools in</P>
<P>        the Final Four throughout their appearances.</P>
<P>16   -- Number of consecutive games North Carolina has won</P>
<P>        entering Final Four.</P>
<P>17   -- Number of times the West Region has provided the NCAA</P>
<P>        Tournament champion, which Kentucky won this year.</P>
<P>18   -- Final Four record for assists (Mark Wade, UNLV in 1987)</P>
<P>        and free throws made (Gail Goodrich, UCLA in 1965).</P>
<P>23   -- Number of consecutive years Dean Smith has been in the</P>
<P>        NCAA Tournament.</P>
<P>27   -- Final Four record for most rebounds (Bill Russell, San</P>
<P>        Francisco in 1956).</P>
<P>30   -- Largest margin of victory in championship game (UNLV d.</P>
<P>        Duke 103-73 in 1990).</P>
<P>31   -- Number of different schools that have won the NCAA</P>
<P>        Tournament.</P>
<P>44   -- Number of points in a championship game (Bill Walton</P>
<P>        for UCLA, 1973).</P>
<P>89   -- Number of schools with one Final Four appearance,</P>
<P>        including Minnesota.</P>
<P>307  -- The number of Division I schools that had Final Four</P>
<P>        dreams at the start of the season.</P>
<P>1975 -- The first time the Final Four was referred to as the</P>
<P>        Final Four.</P>
<P>1989 -- Last time a championship game went to overtime (Michigan</P>
<P>        d. Seton Hall, 80-79).</P>
<P>1993 -- The last time a Final Four game went to overtime</P>
<P>        (Michigan d. Kentucky, 81-78); last time a Big Ten</P>
<P>        Conference team reached the championship game.</P>
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