Saturday, December 17, 2016

Wildcats blow big lead, but still edge the Aggies



Arizona Wildcats Basketball





With a seven-man rotation it is very hard for the Arizona Wildcats to keep the engine running for a solid 40 minutes. Arizona, up by 22 points at the Toyota Center in Houston, found themselves with the foot off the pedal for nine minutes in the second half and survive a late rally by Texas A&M for a 67-63 win over the Aggies.

Arizona, ranked No. 19 in the nation by the AP Poll, led at the half 41-28, but were outscored by the Aggies 35-26 in the second half. The Wildcats did get double-figure scoring from Dusan Ristic with 18 points, Lauri Markkanen with 17, Kobi Simmons with 14 and Rawle Alkins with 12. The other Arizona starter, Kadeem Allen, scored only two points but he just may have been the main man on the court for the Wildcats with seven rebounds, four assists, five steals and just three turnovers in 36 minutes of court time.

Arizona improves to 10-2 and head home and get ready for a matchup at McKale on Tuesday night against New Mexico.

Way to go, Wildcats!

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