Sean Elliott of Arizona dunks against Duke during the Fiesta Classic at McKale Center in Tucson on Dec. 30, 1987. David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

 David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

The top-ranked Wildcats registered what was then the biggest victory in school history, beating the No. 9 Blue Devils in the Fiesta Bowl Classic title game; Elliott scored 16 in the first half and finished with 31, which included an emphatic dunk at the final buzzer. 

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