Arizona is back in action tonight against Utah as the Wildcats look to break out of their recent slump. The last time the two teams matched up the game went into overtime back in January but both teams are a bit different now. The last time the two teams matched up at Utah's Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City Sean Miller mentioned how much he thought the crowd went overboard with its comments during the game.
It'll definitely be an interesting one tonight, so make sure to follow along for updates and join the conversation as the Wildcats look to break out of their five-game losing streak.
Starters
UA: Justin Coleman, Dylan Smith, Brandon Randolph, Ryan Luther, Chase Jeter
Utah: Sedrick Barefield, Both Gach, Timmy Allen, Riley Battin, Jayce Johnson
1st half
- Arizona goes to Chase Jeter on the first play of the game and he hits a jump hook for the first bucket; Jeter fouled and he makes one of two from the line; Parker Van Dyke hits a 3-pointer from the corner that rattles in to tie the game up for Utah; Smith hits for the Wildcats on a tough layup that falls in [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 5 Utah 3 - 15:03]
- Ira Lee is fouled and he makes one of two from the line; Allen hits for the Utes to pull Utah within one; Van Dyke with another 3-pointer as he's already giving UA trouble on the perimeter and he gives Utah the lead; Lee ties it up with another bucket for UA; Allen works the baseline and gets a jump hook to fall giving Utah the lead back [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 10 Utah 8 - 12:00]
- Coleman hits Arizona's first 3-pointer of the game to help UA retake the lead; Van Dyke hits from 3-point range to give Utah back the lead; Alex Barcello hits for the Wildcats on a layup along the baseline to tie it up; Gach with a 3-pointer from the top of the key to push the lead back up to 3 for the Utes; Ryan Luther hits from deep to tie it up for the Wildcats; Battin fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Devonaire Doutrive is fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Van Dyke one more time for the Utes from 3-point range as he has 12 points now and Utah has a 3-point lead; Lee drives through the lane and hits a jump hook to pull Arizona within one; Van Dyke hits his fifth 3-pointer to push the lead to four points for Utah [SCORE UPDATE: Utah 23 Arizona 19 - 6:59]
- Lee with a monster dunk as he flies through the lane cutting the lead to two; Smith hits a couple free throws to tie the game up at 23 for UA; Barefield fouled and he hits a couple free throws to give Utah the lead back; Jeter cleans up a Lee missed free throw and gets a bucket to tie it up once more [SCORE UPDATE: Utah 25 Arizona 25 - 3:37]
- Jeter makes a bucket for the Wildcats out of the timeout to give UA a lead back; Donnie Tillman hits one of two from the line after being fouled; Ira Lee hits a jumper outside the paint and the UA lead is up to 3; Barcello hits a 3-pointer in the corner to give the Wildcats their biggest lead of the game; Barefield makes a layup to cut it down to 4; Brandon Morely hits a 3-pointer for the Utes and it's a one-point game
Halftime: Arizona 32 Utah 31
- Jayce Johnson tips in a bucket to give Utah the lead back; Luther hits again from deep and UA takes the lead back going up by 2; Allen takes it right at Jeter and he gets the bucket and the foul plus free throw to give the Utes the 1-point lead; Luther once more from the corner with a 3-pointer and UA a two-point lead; Allen hits again for the Utes to tie it up; Randolph gets his first points of the gam on a tough runner making it a 40-38 lead for UA; Johnson with a nice hook shot in the lane to tie it up for Utah; Dylan Smith hits a couple free throws after being fouled; Jeter makes a jumper to give the Wildcats a 4-point lead [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 44 Utah 40 - 15:13]
- Johnson makes a bucket for the Utes to cut the lead to 2 points; Jeter fouled and he hits one of two from the line; goaltend call against Jeter so it goes for two points for Barefield and Utah is within 1; Barefield makes a nice move on the baseline to lose Barcello and he finds Johnson for an easy bucket and Utah is back out in front forcing a UA timeout; Johnson cleans up a miss for a bucket and he's fouled by Jeter who now has 3 fouls; Smith with a mid-range jumper and UA cuts the lead to 1 point; Lee with a nice move in the paint on a jump hook to give the Wildcats the lead back [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 49 Utah 48 - 11:35]
- Van Dyke makes two free throws out of the timeout and Utah as the lead back; Van Dyke hits his sixth 3-pointer and Utah is up 4 now; Johnson gets an easy pass from Barefield for a dunk and 6-point lead for the Utes forcing Sean Miller to take a timeout; Johnson leans into the fourth foul from Jeter and gets the bucket but misses the free throw with Utah now up 8 on the Wildcats; Coleman gets a tough layup to go for the Wildcats and the lead is down to 6; Van Dyke hits his seventh 3-pointer and Utah is up 9 [SCORE UPDATE: Utah 60 Arizona 51 - 7:42]
- Timmy Allen hits two free throws and Utah has its biggest lead of the game; Tillman gets a layup to go and Utah has a 13-point lead; Johnson gets another layup and it forces another Arizona timeout but the Wildcats are out of timeouts now with the Utes up 15; Smith hits a layup for the Wildcats to break the streak but Miller has emptied is bench and is not happy with his group right now; Barefield hits a 3-pointer for the Utes; Barcello answers to give the Wildcats some positivity; Timmy Allen hits a couple free throws; Barcello hits again as this bench mob lineup for Arizona actually bringing some life to the floor; Smith makes a layup and UA has the lead down to 11 points now as Miller starts to bring in his starters; Jeter fouls out on a foul on Allen who makes one of two [SCORE UPDATE: Utah 72 Arizona 60 - 3:54]
- Devonaire Doutrive hits a couple free throws to cut it down to 10 points; Luther hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats as he now has 12 point as the lead is down to 7; Barefield hits a couple free throws to push it back up to 9 for the Utes; Barefield makes a layup to push the Utes' lead back to 11; Smith now with 16 points as Utah lets him have a layup; Doutrive hits a 3-pointer and UA has the lead down to 6 points; Barefield fouled by Coleman and he hits both free throws; Coleman fouled and he hits both free throws making it a 6-point game; Johnson fouled by Lee and he makes one and misses one so the lead is 7 for Utah; Luther gets a steal and bucket and he now has 14 points; Gach hits both free throws after being fouled; Barcello takes it strong to the hoop and he gets a bucket making it a 5-point game; Gach fouled again and he hits both pushing the lead 7 points
Final: Utah 83 Arizona 76
It'll definitely be an interesting one tonight, so make sure to follow along for updates and join the conversation as the Wildcats look to break out of their five-game losing streak.
Starters
UA: Justin Coleman, Dylan Smith, Brandon Randolph, Ryan Luther, Chase Jeter
Utah: Sedrick Barefield, Both Gach, Timmy Allen, Riley Battin, Jayce Johnson
1st half
- Arizona goes to Chase Jeter on the first play of the game and he hits a jump hook for the first bucket; Jeter fouled and he makes one of two from the line; Parker Van Dyke hits a 3-pointer from the corner that rattles in to tie the game up for Utah; Smith hits for the Wildcats on a tough layup that falls in [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 5 Utah 3 - 15:03]
- Ira Lee is fouled and he makes one of two from the line; Allen hits for the Utes to pull Utah within one; Van Dyke with another 3-pointer as he's already giving UA trouble on the perimeter and he gives Utah the lead; Lee ties it up with another bucket for UA; Allen works the baseline and gets a jump hook to fall giving Utah the lead back [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 10 Utah 8 - 12:00]
- Coleman hits Arizona's first 3-pointer of the game to help UA retake the lead; Van Dyke hits from 3-point range to give Utah back the lead; Alex Barcello hits for the Wildcats on a layup along the baseline to tie it up; Gach with a 3-pointer from the top of the key to push the lead back up to 3 for the Utes; Ryan Luther hits from deep to tie it up for the Wildcats; Battin fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Devonaire Doutrive is fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Van Dyke one more time for the Utes from 3-point range as he has 12 points now and Utah has a 3-point lead; Lee drives through the lane and hits a jump hook to pull Arizona within one; Van Dyke hits his fifth 3-pointer to push the lead to four points for Utah [SCORE UPDATE: Utah 23 Arizona 19 - 6:59]
- Lee with a monster dunk as he flies through the lane cutting the lead to two; Smith hits a couple free throws to tie the game up at 23 for UA; Barefield fouled and he hits a couple free throws to give Utah the lead back; Jeter cleans up a Lee missed free throw and gets a bucket to tie it up once more [SCORE UPDATE: Utah 25 Arizona 25 - 3:37]
- Jeter makes a bucket for the Wildcats out of the timeout to give UA a lead back; Donnie Tillman hits one of two from the line after being fouled; Ira Lee hits a jumper outside the paint and the UA lead is up to 3; Barcello hits a 3-pointer in the corner to give the Wildcats their biggest lead of the game; Barefield makes a layup to cut it down to 4; Brandon Morely hits a 3-pointer for the Utes and it's a one-point game
Halftime: Arizona 32 Utah 31
- Jayce Johnson tips in a bucket to give Utah the lead back; Luther hits again from deep and UA takes the lead back going up by 2; Allen takes it right at Jeter and he gets the bucket and the foul plus free throw to give the Utes the 1-point lead; Luther once more from the corner with a 3-pointer and UA a two-point lead; Allen hits again for the Utes to tie it up; Randolph gets his first points of the gam on a tough runner making it a 40-38 lead for UA; Johnson with a nice hook shot in the lane to tie it up for Utah; Dylan Smith hits a couple free throws after being fouled; Jeter makes a jumper to give the Wildcats a 4-point lead [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 44 Utah 40 - 15:13]
- Johnson makes a bucket for the Utes to cut the lead to 2 points; Jeter fouled and he hits one of two from the line; goaltend call against Jeter so it goes for two points for Barefield and Utah is within 1; Barefield makes a nice move on the baseline to lose Barcello and he finds Johnson for an easy bucket and Utah is back out in front forcing a UA timeout; Johnson cleans up a miss for a bucket and he's fouled by Jeter who now has 3 fouls; Smith with a mid-range jumper and UA cuts the lead to 1 point; Lee with a nice move in the paint on a jump hook to give the Wildcats the lead back [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 49 Utah 48 - 11:35]
- Van Dyke makes two free throws out of the timeout and Utah as the lead back; Van Dyke hits his sixth 3-pointer and Utah is up 4 now; Johnson gets an easy pass from Barefield for a dunk and 6-point lead for the Utes forcing Sean Miller to take a timeout; Johnson leans into the fourth foul from Jeter and gets the bucket but misses the free throw with Utah now up 8 on the Wildcats; Coleman gets a tough layup to go for the Wildcats and the lead is down to 6; Van Dyke hits his seventh 3-pointer and Utah is up 9 [SCORE UPDATE: Utah 60 Arizona 51 - 7:42]
- Timmy Allen hits two free throws and Utah has its biggest lead of the game; Tillman gets a layup to go and Utah has a 13-point lead; Johnson gets another layup and it forces another Arizona timeout but the Wildcats are out of timeouts now with the Utes up 15; Smith hits a layup for the Wildcats to break the streak but Miller has emptied is bench and is not happy with his group right now; Barefield hits a 3-pointer for the Utes; Barcello answers to give the Wildcats some positivity; Timmy Allen hits a couple free throws; Barcello hits again as this bench mob lineup for Arizona actually bringing some life to the floor; Smith makes a layup and UA has the lead down to 11 points now as Miller starts to bring in his starters; Jeter fouls out on a foul on Allen who makes one of two [SCORE UPDATE: Utah 72 Arizona 60 - 3:54]
- Devonaire Doutrive hits a couple free throws to cut it down to 10 points; Luther hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats as he now has 12 point as the lead is down to 7; Barefield hits a couple free throws to push it back up to 9 for the Utes; Barefield makes a layup to push the Utes' lead back to 11; Smith now with 16 points as Utah lets him have a layup; Doutrive hits a 3-pointer and UA has the lead down to 6 points; Barefield fouled by Coleman and he hits both free throws; Coleman fouled and he hits both free throws making it a 6-point game; Johnson fouled by Lee and he makes one and misses one so the lead is 7 for Utah; Luther gets a steal and bucket and he now has 14 points; Gach hits both free throws after being fouled; Barcello takes it strong to the hoop and he gets a bucket making it a 5-point game; Gach fouled again and he hits both pushing the lead 7 points
Final: Utah 83 Arizona 76
