Arizona Wildcats Basketball
Wildcats sweep Oregon schools at McKale
Arizona keeps pace with No. 1 Gonzaga; No. 2 Auburn loses to Florida
The Wildcats got off to a slow start Thursday and had to turn it up a notch in the second half to put away Oregon State 83-69, but tonight Arizona went wire to wire with Oregon for all 40 minutes.
Arizona trailed 47-45 at the half and it was 18 minutes and 26 seconds into the second half before point guard Kerr Kriisa (photo left) nailed a 25-foot, 3-pointer to give the Wildcats a 79-76 lead.
Kriisa finished with nine points, three assists and three rebounds in his 34 minutes on the court, but was the only starter not to reach double figures as Bennedict Mathurin led the Wildcats with 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Azuolas Tubelis ended up with 14 points and seven boards, Dalen Terry finished the night with 13 points, five rebounds and six assists, while Christian Koloko added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Pelle Larsson came off the bench and logged 20 minutes, finishing with 11 points. Oumar Ballo completed the Wildcat scoring with three points during his rough and tumble 11 minutes on the court.
A team effort for sure by the Wildcats. As usual.
Arizona remains unbeaten at home this season.
Arizona shot 71 percent in the first half, but still trailed by two points. The Wildcats finished the night 31 of 58 from the field, a 53.4 shooting percentage. Arizona made 11 3-pointers --three coming from Kriisa and four from Mathurin. Larsson hit two 3-pointers as did Terry.
The Wildcats leave McKale and hit the road with games against Utah (Feb. 24), Colorado (Feb. 26) and USC on the first of March at the Galen Center.
Auburn (24-3), the No. 2 team in the land, lost 64-63 to Florida earlier today, while No. 1 Gonzaga (23-2) continues to roll along with a 81-69 win over Santa Clara.
Monday afternoon the AP College Basketball poll will come out and should have Gonzaga and Arizona as the top two teams in the country.
Way to go, Arizona!
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