The Wildcats dominated the second half and ended the 49ers’ postseason run under Dan Monson.
*** The Wildcats looked the part of tournament favorites, executing on both ends of the court and dominating the second half in Salt Lake City. It was clear with 10 minutes remaining that this would not be Princeton 2.0 — that
The other key player for Arizona, guard Caleb Love, had a slow start but eventually found some rhythm and finished with 18 points. Arizona is the only school in tournament history to lose twice as a No. 2 seed in the opening round to a No. 15. In both cases, against Santa Clara in 1993 and Princeton in 2023, the Wildcats held double-digit leads in the second half, then crumbled under the pressure as the underdog mounted a rally.
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