NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Arizona Wildcats
Arizona (32-4) had a sluggish first half, but put it all together in the second half tonight in Salt Lake City to put away Saint Mary's 69-60 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Down 30-29 at the half, the Wildcats outscored the Gaels by 10 in the final 20 minutes sparked by Allonzo Trier and Lauri Markkanen. Trier scored 14 points -- all in the second half, while Markkanen scored 16 points on the night and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.
It was definitely a balanced effort from the Wildcats once again as Dusan Ristic added 13 points, Kadeem Allen netted 12, while Rawle Alkins, despite an injury to his finger in the first half, finished with six points, two key rebounds, two steals and one assist.
The Wildcats shined at the free throw line, hitting 19 of 23, while the Gaels were just 5 of 8.
Arizona ended up shooting 45.1 percent on the night -- 23 of 51. Arizona out rebounded the Gaels, 32-30.
Arizona moves on to face Xavier (23-13) -- after a win on Thursday over Maryland 76-65 and tonight over Florida State, 91-66.
Way to go, Wildcats!
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