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Enjoy from my personal collection of NCAA Tournament games. I remember watching this game on a Thursday night, with Gus Johnson on the call. The game was played at the Arrowhead Pond, home of the Los Angeles Clippers. I remember Johnson talking about how Arizona point guard Mike Bibby was playing in pain, as he had a root canal performed earlier in the week. From the game, I remember Arizona guard Miles Simon talking trash back and forth with Maryland guard Sarunas Jaskivicius, who would play for the Indiana Pacers in the early 2000s. Overall, Arizona controlled this chippy game, though Maryland had a few runs that made me worried. While not playing its best ball, Arizona would beat Maryland, avenging the Terps' defeat of Illinois in the prior round, and be one win away from returning to the Final Four. With Utah next, the Wildcats were in great shape, or at least I thought to myself. Note: I did not start recording full NCAA Tournaments until 1999; thus, my 1998 collection is sparse, with the exception of Arizona games and the Final Four. Also, you'll see in the screenshot an up-close look at Maryland's Obinna Ekezie, a brute of a power forward for the Terps. Apparently, Ekezie's son is a top high school prospect who is looking to reclassify and play college basketball next season, possibly for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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