Then sophomore Mike Bibby scores two of his team-high 26 points in one of Arizona's most-forgotten Sweet 16 games against Maryland in 1998. The top-seeded Cats were blasted by Utah two days later.

One of Arizona’s oft-forgotten Sweet 16 victories was its 87-79 victory over Maryland in 1998. Forgotten? It was two days before the heavily favored, No.  1-seeded Wildcats, were shocked 76-51 by Utah. Sophomore guard Mike Bibby was sensational, scoring 26 points as the UA defense limited the Terps to 37.2 percent shooting.


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