The Wildcats lead Div. I in scoring at 104.2 points and are second in quickest average possession length at 13.8 seconds
: Arizona leads 24-7 and has won four straight, but they’ve all been close games – 61-59 in the final of the 2014 Maui Invitational, 70-64 in the 2014 Sweet 16, 69-60 at Viejas Arena in 2013, and 68-67 in the final of the 2012 Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu. The last
win was 61-57 at Tucson in 2011.: We’ll see what happens when elite defense meets elite offense. The game matches the Kenpom metric’s No. 9 defense vs. No. 4 offense. The Aztecs held an Ohio State team just outside the top 25 to 42.4 percent shooting and 7 of 22 behind the arc in. But the big difference was bench scoring, 41-27. That depth figures to be a factor in an event with three games in three days.
is now No. 15 in Kenpom, three spots below Arizona. Kenpom predicts an 81-80 Wildcats victory.: They lead Div. I in scoring at 104.2 points and are second in quickest average possession length at 13.8 seconds. “We want to play north-south,” Lloyd says. The other end of the floor isn’t their forte, ranking just 56in Kenpom in defensive efficiency, but the idea is to push the tempo and simply outscore everybody.
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