Arizona Wildcats Basketball
The 10-ranked Arizona Wildcats are not playing like a top-10 team.
With color-commentator Bill Walton on the sideline at McKale Center talking about the birds and the bees of Tucson, Arizona played sluggish for the most part of the 40 minutes en route to a 68-54 Pac-12 win over Colorado.
The Buffs, playing with out two starters, stayed close until the final five minutes, thanks mainly to the 30 points thrown in by Askia Booker. Arizona countered with 22 points and eight rebounds from Stanley Johnson, while Kaleb Tarczewski added 14 points and Elliott Pitts hit four three-pointers off the bench for 12 points.
The above is the good news. Some of the bad news: Tarczewski managed just two rebounds -- both in the second half. That's two rebounds in two games. Brandon Ashley was 3 of 9 from the field for seven points, but to his credit he led the way with a game-high 11 rebounds. Arizona shoots 41 percent from the field (23 of 55), while Colorado, once again thanks to Booker, finishes at a shade under 43 percent (21 of 49). Booker was 11 of 17 before leaving the game with an ankle injury with five minutes remaining in the game.
Arizona improves to 15-2 and 3-1 in Pac-12 play.
Utah awaits!
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