The Wildcats' 7th Sweet 16
- Sweet 16 record after game: 4-3
- Who was the star? Unheralded forward/center A.J. Bramlett scored 12 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and helped keep Kansas star big men Raef LaFrentz and Scot Pollard to 14 points (Pollard was held without a point).
- How it went down: Heading into the game, top-seeded Kansas was the heavy favorite. Many basketball scholars today consider that team, despite losing to Arizona, one of the top 10 in college basketball history. LaFrentz was one of the NCAA's best-ever post players, and Paul Pierce was the same force there that he has been in his soon-to-be Hall of Fame NBA career. Point guard Jacque Vaughn and Pollard also had NBA careers. But Arizona, despite one of its worst years record-wise under Lute Olson (they entered tournament play 19-9), was more than game. In a game regarded as a tournament classic, the teams traded blows until LaFrentz's final shot to tie the game fell short. Mike Bibby, Michael Dickerson and Miles Simon combined for 58 points, and Arizona's magical run through three straight No. 1 seeds to a national title began.
