Big Man shines as Wildcats come from behind to beat Drexel

Arizona Wildcats Basketball


Drexel was having its way with the Wildcats, until the sleeping giant woke up.

Arizona's 7-foot center Kaleb Tarczewski recorded his first double-double of the season with 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Wildcats to a come-from-behind 66-62 win over Drexel in a semi final matchup tonight at the NIT Season Tip-off Tournament.

Down by 19 points midway through the first half, the fourth-ranked Wildcats rallied behind the play of Tarczewski, along with the guard play of Nick Johnson (20 points) and T.J. McConnell (11 points) and an all-around performance from Aaron Gordon (10 points, 13 rebounds) to pick up their sixth win of the season.

The win puts Arizona (6-0) into the title game on Friday at Madison Square Gardens against the sixth-ranked Duke Blue Devils (6-1).