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Syracuse Basketball 1996 Trivia Quiz

Trivia on the 1996 Syracuse basketball team.

A multiple-choice quiz by strickkc. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
strickkc

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,090

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
344

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who did Syracuse defeat in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament? Hint

UMass

Drexel

Montana State

Hawaii

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the team's second-leading scorer behind second team All-American John Wallace? Hint

Otis Hill

Jason Cipolla

Todd Burgan

Lazarus Sims

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who defeated the 'Cuse for the Maui Invitational title in December? Hint

Kentucky

Illinois

UMass

Michigan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Syracuse's biggest out-of-conference road win of the season? Hint

Oklahoma

Alabama

North Carolina

Arizona

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 1996 team was the second squad that coach Jim Boeheim took to the Final Four during his tenure at his alma mater.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which major arena was the 1996 Final Four held? Hint

Louisiana Superdome

Metrodome

RCA Dome

Meadowlands Arena

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which combination of teams made up the other Final Four participants in 1996? Hint

UCLA & UMass & Kentucky

UMass & Kentucky & Mississippi State

Kentucky & Arkansas & Duke

Duke & Kentucky & Kansas

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Question 8 of 10

8. Throughout the title game, which Syracuse lost 76-67 to Kentucky, announcers Billy Packer & Jim Nantz kept comparing senior forward John Wallace to which former Final Four star? Hint

Glen Rice

Christian Laettner

Pervis Ellison

Danny Manning

9. Perhaps one of the greatest NCAA Tournament games of all-time, Syracuse fended off upset-minded No. 8 Georgia in the Sweet 16, 83-81 in overtime. Wallace won the game with a miraculous three-pointer at the buzzer in OT. But that wasn't the only buzzer-beating heroics by a Syracuse player that day. Who sent the game to OT with a buzzer beater? Hint

Jason Cipolla

J.B. Reafsnyder

Marius Janulis

Elvir Ocina

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Question 10 of 10

10. For those diehards out there that paid close attention, Purdue garnered the top seed in Syracuse's West Region. Before being upset by No. 8 Georgia in the second round, which No. 16 seed almost became the first team to beat a No. 1 seed in the first round, when it lost 73-71 to Purdue after missing a three-pointer at the buzzer? Hint

Western Carolina

UT-Chattanooga

Princeton

Murray State

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did Syracuse defeat in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament?

Answer: Montana State

Syracuse easily defeated Montana State, 88-55, at The Pit in Albuquerque, NM. Eleven different players scored for SU.

2. Who was the team's second-leading scorer behind second team All-American John Wallace?

Answer: Otis Hill

Hill (12.7 ppg) finished slightly above Burgan (12.1 ppg) for second best on the squad.

3. Who defeated the 'Cuse for the Maui Invitational title in December?

Answer: UMass

Heavyweight UMass routed the Orange late, 65-47, behind National Player of the Year Marcus Camby's 20 points, 11 boards, and 3 blocked shots.

4. Who was Syracuse's biggest out-of-conference road win of the season?

Answer: Arizona

SU won at the McKale Center, 79-70, two nights before Christmas in a tune-up for the Maui Invite. A young Arizona team was just a year away from winnings its first national title.

5. The 1996 team was the second squad that coach Jim Boeheim took to the Final Four during his tenure at his alma mater.

Answer: True

Boeheim's only other trip up until 1996, came back in 1987 when Syracuse lost the national championship to Indiana on Keith Smart's last second baseline jumper.

6. In which major arena was the 1996 Final Four held?

Answer: Meadowlands Arena

The final four was held at the Meadowlands Arena, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

7. Which combination of teams made up the other Final Four participants in 1996?

Answer: UMass & Kentucky & Mississippi State

UMass & Kentucky were both #1 seeds who met in the other national semi-final, that many felt was the a precursor to a championship. Fifth-seeded Miss. State was coming off an SEC Tournament title until it met its match in SU's 2-3 zone.

8. Throughout the title game, which Syracuse lost 76-67 to Kentucky, announcers Billy Packer & Jim Nantz kept comparing senior forward John Wallace to which former Final Four star?

Answer: Danny Manning

The two announcers were adamant about comparing Wallace's 29-point performance to Manning's '88 display in the Final Four, where he nearly single-handedly led sixth-seeded, and previously unranked Kansas through the tournament to the title.

Answer: Jason Cipolla

Cipolla banged a two-pointer from the corner, falling out of bounds as the regulation horn sounded, tying the game at 70-70.

Answer: Western Carolina

The Catamounts nearly pulled off the tournaments biggest upset in history when Anquell McCollum's open look at a three bounced off the rim at the buzzer. To date, no No. 16 seed has ever defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round.

Source: Author strickkc

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