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- Saturday, March 22 1997 -
NCAA West Regional Finals (at San Jose, CA)
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Kentucky - 72 (Head Coach: Rick Pitino) - [Final Rank 5th by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | 3pt FG  | 3pt FGA  | FT | FTA | Off Reb  | Def Reb  | Tot Reb  | PF | Ast | St | BS | TO | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer | 38 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 
| Scott Padgett | 21 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 
| Jamaal Magloire | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Wayne Turner | 35 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 
| Anthony Epps | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 
| Cameron Mills | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Jared Prickett | 28 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 
| Nazr Mohammed | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 28 | 59 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 
Utah - 59 (Head Coach: Rick Majerus) - [Final Rank 2nd by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | 3pt FG  | 3pt FGA  | FT | FTA | Off Reb  | Def Reb  | Tot Reb  | PF | Ast | St | BS | TO | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Hansen | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 
| Keith Van Horn | 38 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 
| Michael Doleac | 29 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 
| Ben Caton | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 
| Andre Miller | 33 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 
| Jordie McTavish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Hanno Mottola | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| Jeff Johnsen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| David Jackson | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| Team | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 59 | 
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| Prior Game | | | Next Game | 
| St. Josephs 83 - 68 | | | Minnesota 78 - 69 | 
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Ron Mercer (#33) checks Utah's Keith Van Horn (#44)
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The two fight for position on the free throw line
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Ron Mercer takes a shot in heavy traffic
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