1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game

1996 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
Syracuse Orangemen Kentucky Wildcats
(29-8) (35-4)
67 76
Head coach: 
Jim Boeheim		 Head coach: 
Rick Pitino
AP Coaches
15 14
AP Coaches
2 2
1 2 Total
Syracuse 33 34 67
Kentucky 42 34 76
Date April 1, 1996
Arena Continental Airlines Arena
Location East Rutherford, New Jersey
MVP Tony Delk, Kentucky
Favorite Kentucky by 14
Referee John Clougherty, Scott Thornley and David Libbey
Attendance 19,229
United States TV coverage
Network CBS
Announcers Jim Nantz (play-by-play)
Billy Packer (color)
Michele Tafoya and Andrea Joyce (sideline)

The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1995-96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1996 National Title Game was played on April 1, 1997 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The 1996 National Title Game was played between the 1996 Midwest Regional Champions, #1-seeded Kentucky and the 1996 West Regional Champions, #4-seeded Syracuse.

This was the first time the national championship game was held in the Greater New York Area since 1950. This was also the last men's national championship game to be held in a basketball/hockey-specific facility. Every Men's National Championship Game since then has been held in a domed stadium (usually built for football) because of NCAA venue capacity requirements. Therefore, this was the last time the national championship game was held in the Greater New York Area.

Kentucky star Antoine Walker faced off against former high school teammate, Donovan McNabb, in the national championship against Syracuse University. McNabb would later gain fame as a quarterback with the Philadelphia Eagles.[1]

Participating Teams

Syracuse

Kentucky

Game Summary

CBS
Monday, April, 1
#1 Kentucky Wildcats 76, #4 Syracuse Orangemen 67
Pts: T. Delk - 24
Rebs: A. Walker - 9
Asts: A. Epps - 7		 Pts: J. Wallace - 29
Rebs: J. Wallace, O. Hill - 10
Asts: L. Sims - 7
Halftime Score: Kentucky, 42-33
Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ


References

  1. ↑ http://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/prep-basketball-boys-preview-mt-carmel/article_15f6fecb-1ce2-552f-959d-9149b82ac8a9.html
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