NCAA Tournament 2001 - 'Cats Prove They Can



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Richard Jefferson and the 'Cats are in the Final Four.

'Cats Prove They Can
So much for the ACC-Big Ten Challenge: Tournament Edition. Arizona emgered from an 87-81 slugfest with Illinois on Sunday to reach the Final Four. It's the Wildcats' first trip since winning it all back in 1997, but a place the 'Cats felt they belonged all along -- even through a season filled with emotional highs and lows.
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