Now You Know

Close Calls

How the last eight NCAA basketball champions fared in games decided by three points or fewer:

Kentucky 5-1 in 1998

Arizona 3-3 in 1997

Kentucky None in 1996

UCLA 3-0 in 1995

Arkansas 4-2 in 1994

North Carolina 0-2 in 1993

Duke 3-1 in 1992

Duke 1-0 in 1991

Source: World Features Syndicate