1995 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

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1995 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
1995 Final Four logo.png
Season1994–95
Teams64
Finals siteKingdome
Seattle, Washington
ChampionsUCLA Bruins (11th title, 12th title game,
15th Final Four)
Runner-upArkansas Razorbacks (2nd title game,
6th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJim Harrick (1st title)
MOPEd O'Bannon (UCLA)
Attendance540,101
Top scorerCorliss Williamson Arkansas
(125 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1994 1996»

The 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. A total of 63 games were played.

The Final Four consisted of UCLA, making their fifteenth appearance and first since the 1980 team that eventually saw their appearance vacated, Oklahoma State, making their fifth appearance and first since 1951, North Carolina, making their twelfth appearance and second in three years, and Arkansas, the defending national champions.

The championship game saw UCLA win their eleventh national championship and first (and only) national title under Jim Harrick by defeating Arkansas 89–78, foiling the Razorbacks' hopes of back to back national titles.

UCLA's Ed O'Bannon was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Schedule and venues[]

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Albany
Albany
Baltimore
Baltimore
Dayton
Dayton
Tallahassee
Tallahassee
Memphis
Memphis
Austin
Austin
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Boise
Boise
1995 first and second rounds
1995 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament is located in the United States
Oakland
Oakland
Kansas City
Kansas City
Birmingham
Birmingham
E. Rutherford
E. Rutherford
Seattle
Seattle
1995 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1995 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

  • March 16 and 18
    • East Region
      • Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland Baltimore County)
    • Midwest Region
      • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
    • Southeast Region
      • Memphis Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: University of Memphis)
    • West Region
  • March 17 and 19
    • East Region
      • Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York (Host: Siena College)
    • Midwest Region
      • Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin)
    • Southeast Region
      • Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, Florida (Host: Florida State University)
    • West Region

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

  • April 1 and 3
    • Kingdome, Seattle, Washington (Host: Seattle University and University of Washington)

For the third and final time, the Kingdome served as the host venue for the Final Four. It would be the last tournament games at the multipurpose stadium, which was demolished in 2000 to make way for Lumen Field. The 1995 tournament saw four new host venues in three new cities. For the first time, the New York capital of Albany hosted tournament games at Knickerbocker Arena, the off-campus home of the Siena Saints men's basketball team. Baltimore hosted its first and, to date, only tournament games at the Baltimore Arena, as did Tallahassee's Leon County Civic Center, the home of the Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team. To date, this marked the last time the tournament has been held in the state of Maryland. Tallahassee was the fourth new city in three years in the state of Florida. And for the second time, the tournament returned to Memphis, this time at the Pyramid Arena, the home to the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team. Future tournament games played in Seattle would be played at Key Arena up to 2015; and likely Climate Pledge Arena thereafter.

Teams[]

East Regional – East Rutherford
Seed School Coach Conference Record Bid Type
#1 Wake Forest Dave Odom ACC 24–5 Automatic
#2 Massachusetts John Calipari Atlantic 10 26–4 Automatic
#3 Villanova Steve Lappas Big East 25–7 Automatic
#4 Oklahoma State Eddie Sutton Big Eight 23–9 Automatic
#5 Alabama David Hobbs SEC 22–9 At-Large
#6 Tulsa Tubby Smith Missouri Valley 22–7 At-Large
#7 UNC Charlotte Jeff Mullins Metro 19-8 At–Large
#8 Minnesota Clem Haskins Big Ten 19–11 At-Large
#9 Saint Louis Charlie Spoonhour Great Midwest 22–7 At-Large
#10 Stanford Mike Montgomery Pac-10 19–8 At-Large
#11 Illinois Lou Henson Big Ten 19–11 At-Large
#12 Penn Fran Dunphy Ivy League 22–5 Automatic
#13 Drexel Bill Herrion NAC 22–7 Automatic
#14 Old Dominion Jeff Capel II CAA 20–11 Automatic
#15 Saint Peter's MAAC 19–10 Automatic
#16 North Carolina A&T MEAC 15–14 Automatic
West Regional – Oakland
Seed School Coach Conference Record Bid Type
#1 UCLA Jim Harrick Pac-10 25-2 Automatic
#2 Connecticut Jim Calhoun Big East 25–4 At-Large
#3 Maryland Gary Williams ACC 24–7 At-Large
#4 Utah Rick Majerus WAC 27–5 Automatic
#5 Mississippi State Richard Williams SEC 20–7 At-Large
#6 Oregon Jerry Green Pac-10 19–8 At-Large
#7 Cincinnati Bob Huggins Great Midwest 21–11 At-Large
#8 Missouri Norm Stewart Big Eight 19–8 At-Large
#9 Indiana Bob Knight Big Ten 19–11 At-Large
#10 Temple John Chaney Atlantic 10 19–10 At-Large
#11 Texas Tom Penders SWC 22–6 Automatic
#12 Santa Clara Dick Davey West Coast 21–6 At-Large
#13 Long Beach State Seth Greenberg Big West 20–9 Automatic
#14 Gonzaga Dan Fitzgerald West Coast 21–8 Automatic
#15 Chattanooga Mack McCarthy Southern 19–10 Automatic
#16 FIU Bob Weltlich TAAC 11–18 Automatic
Midwest Regional – Kansas City
Seed School Coach Conference Record Bid Type
#1 Kansas Roy Williams Big Eight 23–5 At-Large
#2 Arkansas Nolan Richardson SEC 27–6 At-Large
#3 Purdue Gene Keady Big Ten 24–6 Automatic
#4 Virginia Jeff Jones ACC 22–8 At-Large
#5 Arizona Lute Olson Pac-10 23–7 At-Large
#6 Memphis Larry Finch Great Midwest 22–9 At-Large
#7 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Big East 19–9 At-Large
#8 Western Kentucky Matt Kilcullen Sun Belt 26–3 Automatic
#9 Michigan Steve Fisher Big Ten 17–13 At-Large
#10 Southern Illinois Rich Herrin Missouri Valley 23–8 Automatic
#11 Louisville Denny Crum Metro 19–13 Automatic
#12 Miami (OH) Herb Sendek Mid-American 22–6 At-Large
#13 Nicholls State Southland 24–5 Automatic
#14 UW–Green Bay Dick Bennett MCC 22–7 Automatic
#15 Texas Southern Robert Moreland SWAC 22–6 Automatic
#16 Colgate Jack Bruen Patriot League 17–12 Automatic
Southeast Regional – Birmingham
Seed School Coach Conference Record Bid Type
#1 Kentucky Rick Pitino SEC 25–4 Automatic
#2 North Carolina Dean Smith ACC 24–5 At-Large
#3 Michigan State Jud Heathcote Big Ten 22–5 At-Large
#4 Oklahoma Kelvin Sampson Big Eight 23–8 At-Large
#5 Arizona State Bill Frieder Pac-10 22–8 At-Large
#6 Georgetown John Thompson Big East 19–9 At-Large
#7 Iowa State Tim Floyd Big Eight 22–10 At-Large
#8 BYU Roger Reid WAC 22–9 At-Large
#9 Tulane Perry Clark Metro 22–9 At-Large
#10 Florida Lon Kruger SEC 17–12 At-Large
#11 Xavier Skip Prosser MCC 23–4 At-Large
#12 Ball State Ray McCallum Mid-American 19–10 Automatic
#13 Manhattan Fran Fraschilla MAAC 25–4 At-Large
#14 Weber State Ron Abegglen Big Sky 20–8 Automatic
#15 Murray State Scott Edgar Ohio Valley 21–8 Automatic
#16 Mount St. Mary's Jim Phelan NEC 17–12 Automatic

Bracket[]

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey[]

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Wake Forest 79
16 North Carolina A&T 47
1 Wake Forest 64
Baltimore
9 Saint Louis 59
8 Minnesota 61*
9 Saint Louis 64
1 Wake Forest 66
4 Oklahoma State 71
5 Alabama 91
12 Penn 85
5 Alabama 52
Baltimore
4 Oklahoma State 66
4 Oklahoma State 73
13 Drexel 49
4 Oklahoma State 68
2 Massachusetts 54
6 Tulsa 68
11 Illinois 62
6 Tulsa 64
Albany
14 Old Dominion 52
3 Villanova 81***
14 Old Dominion 89
6 Tulsa 51
2 Massachusetts 76
7 UNC Charlotte 68
10 Stanford 70
10 Stanford 53
Albany
2 Massachusetts 75
2 Massachusetts 68
15 Saint Peter's 51

Game summaries[]

East first round[]

at Albany, New York[]
CBS
Friday, March 17
12:30 pm EST
#10 Stanford Cardinal 70, #7 North Carolina-Charlotte 49ers 68
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100
CBS
Friday, March 17
approx. 3:00 pm EST
#2 Massachusetts Minutemen 68, #15 Saint Peter's Peacocks 51
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100
CBS
Friday, March 17
7:40 pm EST
#14 Old Dominion Monarchs 89, #3 Villanova Wildcats 81 (3OT)
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100
Referees: Scott Thornley, Lonnie Dixon, Paul Janssen
CBS
Friday, March 17
approx. 10:10 pm EST
#6 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 68, #11 Illinois Fighting Illini 62
Pts: S. Seals – 22
Rebs: R. Poindexter – 12
Asts: A. Williamson – 4		 Pts: K. Garwis – 24
Rebs: S. Clark – 12
Asts: J. Hester, R. Keene – 2
Halftime Score: Illinois, 34–27
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100
Referees: David Libbey, Richie Ballesteros, Larry Ware

East second round[]

at Albany, New York[]
CBS
Sunday, March 19
12:25 pm EST
#2 Massachusetts Minutemen 75, #10 Stanford Cardinal 53
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100
CBS
Sunday, March 19
approx. 2:55 pm EST
#6 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 64, #14 Old Dominion Monarchs 52
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100
Referees: David Libbey, Scott Thornley, Paul Janssen

West Regional – Oakland, California[]

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 UCLA 92
16 FIU 56
1 UCLA 75
Boise
8 Missouri 74
8 Missouri 65
9 Indiana 60
1 UCLA 86
5 Mississippi State 67
5 Mississippi State 75
12 Santa Clara 67
5 Mississippi State 78
Boise
4 Utah 64
4 Utah 76
13 Long Beach State 64
1 UCLA 102
2 Connecticut 96
6 Oregon 73
11 Texas 90
11 Texas 68
Salt Lake City
3 Maryland 82
3 Maryland 87
14 Gonzaga 63
3 Maryland 89
2 Connecticut 99
7 Cincinnati 77
10 Temple 71
7 Cincinnati 91
Salt Lake City
2 Connecticut 96
2 Connecticut 100
15 Chattanooga 71

Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama[]

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Kentucky 113
16 Mount St. Mary's 67
1 Kentucky 82
Memphis
9 Tulane 60
8 BYU 70
9 Tulane 76
1 Kentucky 97
5 Arizona State 73
5 Arizona State 81
12 Ball State 66
5 Arizona State 64
Memphis
13 Manhattan 54
4 Oklahoma 67
13 Manhattan 77
1 Kentucky 61
2 North Carolina 74
6 Georgetown 68
11 Xavier 63
6 Georgetown 53
Tallahassee
14 Weber State 51
3 Michigan State 72
14 Weber State 79
6 Georgetown 64
2 North Carolina 74
7 Iowa State 64
10 Florida 61
7 Iowa State 51
Tallahassee
2 North Carolina 73
2 North Carolina 80
15 Murray State 70

Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri[]

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Kansas 82
16 Colgate 68
1 Kansas 75
Dayton
8 Western Kentucky 70
8 Western Kentucky 82
9 Michigan 76*
1 Kansas 58
4 Virginia 67
5 Arizona 62
12 Miami (OH) 71
12 Miami (OH) 54*
Dayton
4 Virginia 60
4 Virginia 96
13 Nicholls State 72
4 Virginia 61
2 Arkansas 68
6 Memphis 77
11 Louisville 56
6 Memphis 75
Austin
3 Purdue 73
3 Purdue 49
14 UW–Green Bay 48
6 Memphis 91*
2 Arkansas 96
7 Syracuse 96
10 Southern Illinois 92
7 Syracuse 94*
Austin
2 Arkansas 96
2 Arkansas 79
15 Texas Southern 78

Final Four - Seattle, Washington[]

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E4 Oklahoma State 61
W1 UCLA 74
W1 UCLA 89
M2 Arkansas 78
SE2 North Carolina 68
M2 Arkansas 75

Game summaries[]

CBS
Saturday, April 1
#1 UCLA Bruins 74, #4 Oklahoma State Cowboys 61
Pts: T. Edney 21
Rebs: E. O'Bannon 8
Asts: Tyus Edney 5		 Pts: B. Reeves 25
Rebs: B. Reeves 9
Asts: A. Owens 9
Halftime Score: 37-37
Kingdome – Seattle
Attendance: 38,540
CBS
Saturday, April 1
#2 Arkansas Razorbacks 75, #2 North Carolina Tar Heels 68
Pts: C. Williamson 21
Rebs: C. Williamson 10
Asts: C. Beck 10		 Pts: D. Williams 19
Rebs: R. Wallace 10
Asts: D. Calabria 9
Halftime Score: North Carolina, 38-34
Kingdome – Seattle
Attendance: 38,540

National Championship[]

Main article: 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game
CBS
Monday, April 3
8:40 pm
#1 UCLA Bruins 89, #2 Arkansas Razorbacks 78
Pts: E. O'Bannon 30
Rebs: Ed O'Bannon 17
Asts: C. Dollar 8		 Pts: C. McDaniel 16
Rebs: D. Stewart 5
Asts: C. Williamson 6
Halftime Score: UCLA, 40-39
Kingdome – Seattle
Attendance: 38,540
Final Four All-Tournament Team[1]
Player Team
Ed O'Bannon* UCLA
Toby Bailey UCLA
Corliss Williamson Arkansas
Clint McDaniel Arkansas
Bryant Reeves Oklahoma State

*Named Most Outstanding Player

Notes[]

  • March 19, 1995 – A final shot in the second round at The Boise State Pavilion is one of the most memorable moments in NCAA history. UCLA's Tyus Edney dashed the length of the 94-foot court in just over 4 seconds to make a layup that gave the Bruins a 75-74 win over Missouri, which sustained UCLA's run to a national title that year.[2]
  • April 3, 1995 – Ed O'Bannon scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and is named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player as the Bruins win the championship 89–78 over Arkansas.[3] Cameron Dollar played 36 minutes and contributed eight assists and four steals while filling in for an injured Edney, who did not return after leaving with 17:23 left in the first half.[4] The Bruins enjoyed the biggest lead 34–26 in the first half, but led only by a point at halftime 40–39.
  • To date, this is the last NCAA men's basketball tournament in which no team seeded lower than #6 reached the Sweet Sixteen.

Announcers[]

Television[]

Once again, CBS served as broadcasters on television for the tournament.

  • Studio: Pat O'Brien (daytime) First Round, Regional, Final Four, Jim Nantz (primetime) First Round & all of Second Round, and Clark Kellogg.
  • Dick Stockton/Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – Stockton/Packer, First & Second Round at Baltimore, Maryland; Nantz/Packer, Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri; Final Four at Seattle, Washington
  • Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Dayton, Ohio; Southeast Regional at Birmingham, Alabama
  • Verne Lundquist and Quinn Buckner – First & Second Round at Tallahassee, Florida; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Tim Ryan and Al McGuire – First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho; West Regional at Oakland, California
  • Mike Gorman and Ann Meyers – First & Second Round at Memphis, Tennessee
  • Mike Emrick and George Raveling – First & Second Round at Albany, New York
  • Ted Robinson and Derrek Dickey – First & Second Round at Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Dave Sims and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Austin, Texas

Radio[]

CBS Radio was once again the radio home for the tournament.

First and second rounds[]

Regionals[]

Final Four[]

  • John Rooney and Bill Raftery – (UCLA-Oklahoma State and Championship Game) Final Four at Seattle, Washington
  • Marty Brennaman and Ron Franklin – (Arkansas-North Carolina) Final Four at Seattle, Washington

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA All-Tournament Teams". FoxNews.com. Associated Press. April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Friend, Tom (March 20, 1995). "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: WEST; U.C.L.A. Dash Knocks Wind Out of Missouri". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. U.C.L.A.'s Tyus Edney ran a 94-foot dash in 4.7 seconds today. That he also managed to toss in a swooping layup left Missouri with its hands over its face
  3. ^ Penner, Mike (April 4, 1995). "Sweetness in Seattle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012.
  4. ^ Dufresne, Chris (April 4, 1995). "A Big Return From Dollar". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
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