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Kentucky and Utah were playing for the NCAA men's basketball title in the Alamodome on March 30, 1998. This was Tubby Smith's first season at Kentucky and the culmination of what had been nine years of good work for Rick Majerus at Utah.
The Utes put together a first half of quick-paced efficiency to take a 41-31 lead, then cooled off and Kentucky rallied for a 78-69 victory. It was a night of well-executed basketball that left you wanting more.
Last April, Connecticut and Butler reached the title game in Reliant Stadium in Houston. Butler made 12 of 64 shots from the field for 18.8 percent, forcing UConn to accept a 53-41 victory.
It was a night that left you saying, "I don't know if I want to ever watch another college basketball game.''
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