Wildcats look tired

Arizona Wildcats Basketball

The Arizona Wildcats (10-3) need a break. They look tired.

The 16th-ranked Wildcats were outplayed by St. John's in San Francisco last night, losing 70-67 to the Red Storm (11-2). Well, the Wildcats will get a much-needed break and can rest their collective shooting hands until Jan. 4 when they open up Pac-12 play at home against the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Maybe two weeks off is the answer.

Last night, Arizona made just three 3-pointers. The Wildcats were 3 for 16 from beyond the arc, but managed to shoot 39.6 from the field, canning 19 of 48 attempts. Nico Mannion was off the mark on nine shots, Josh Green went 2 for 7, Chase Jeter 2 for 6, Jemarl Baker missed all five of his attempts at the bucket and Max Hazzard managed one 3-pointer out of four attempts.

Arizona made more free throws (26 of 32) than field goals. The 13 turnovers didn't help with most of those coming in the first half as the Wildcats trailed at intermission, 40-26. Arizona's late spurt in the second half was a carbon-copy attempt at winning, much like its losses to Baylor and Gonzaga.

Mannion finished with 19 points, Green ended up with 11 and Zeke Nnaji was the best player on the court for Arizona with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Nnaji was 8 for 10 from the field.

Rest up, Arizona.