1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship: University Of Kentucky Vs. Syracuse University (Full Frame)

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1996 NCAA Division I Men

Kentucky vs. Syracuse - April 1, 1996 - East Rutherford, New Jersey Tony Delk tied a championship game record with seven three-pointers and the Wildcats withstood a late Orangemen rally to win UK's sixth national title before a capacity crowd of 19,329 in the Continental Airlines Arena at the Meadowlands. Delk, the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player, canned seven of twelve three-pointers to lead the Wildcats with 24 points. After Syracuse cut the lead to two, 64-62, with 4:46 remaining, a Delk misfire was tipped in by Walter McCarty to extend UK's lead to four. After holding the Orangemen scoreless on the next possession, Derek Anderson drained a three to push the lead to seven. SU would get no closer than five in the final minutes. Delk was joined on the Final Four All-Tournament Team by Freshman Ron Mercer, who was sensational off the bench, scoring a career-high 20 points.

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