🏀On March 31, 1997 in the NCAA national championship game at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, Arizona defeated Kentucky in overtime 84–79 to win their first national championship. For the 2nd time in the last 3 seasons, the defending national champions reached the final game and lost. Miles Simon of Arizona was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Arizona also became the only school since the introduction of the 64-team bracket in 1985, to defeat 3 number 1 seeds in the tournam