Arizona is back in action in its final nonconference game, for now, as Montana has made its way to McKale Center to face the Wildcats. UA will be looking to bounce back from Saturday's loss to Stanford. As always feel free to follow along and join the conversation.
🏀 Pregame
🏀 Starters
🏀 1st half
🏀 2nd half
🏀 Pregame
- Arizona has made a change to its starting lineup as Azuolas Tubelis will get the start for the Wildcats over Christian Koloko.
🏀 Starters
🏀 1st half
15:53 – The Wildcats have had to work for baskets and so far it is not going well with just two shots made for the Wildcats for 33% from the field at the first timeout; James Akinjo hit a 3-pointer and Jordan Brown was able to get a bucket around the basket; Meanwhile, Montana has come out ready to play and is currently on a 6-0 run over the last couple minutes
SCORE UPDATE: Montana - 8 Arizona - 5
11:49 – Arizona takes its first lead since early in the game on a bucket from Terrell Brown Jr. who has sparked the Wildcats a bit with the second unit; Montana answers with a 3-pointer and goes back on top; UA has started to score a bit more effectively now and is keeping this one close but still needs something to spark a run
SCORE UPDATE: Montana - 15 Arizona - 12
7:13 – Tubelis gets a dunk to tie the game up but is called for a weak hanging-on-the-rim technical giving Montana a chance to take the lead back; Jordan Brown scores again for UA and he is perfect from the field for 6 points and UA heads into the next break down 1
SCORE UPDATE: Montana - 21 Arizona - 20
3:52 – The Wildcats have not been energetic in this game and are settling for some shots; There's just not a lot of aggressiveness and precision on either side for UA and it's led to Montana widening the gap some more; James Akinjo has 9 points to lead the way for UA
SCORE UPDATE: Montana - 29 Arizona - 240:00 – The Wildcats really struggle to end the first half as they make just one shot in their last 12 tries and go without a made basket over the final stretch; Baker hits a couple free throws followed by a few free throws from Brown who now has 9 points and 5 rebounds for UA; the Wildcats have gone just 8-16 from the free-throw line in this game through the first half
SCORE UPDATE: Montana - 36 Arizona - 29
🏀 2nd half
15:31 – Jemarl Baker Jr. has started to become more aggressive to open the second half and it leads to a few baskets for the Arizona junior; outside of one free throw for Tubelis, Baker and Jordan Brown have accounted for all of UA's points in the second half as the Wildcats have closed the gap with Montana going cold
SCORE UPDATE: Montana - 41 Arizona - 40
11:53 – The Wildcats have picked it up on defense over the last couple minutes and Montana is in a bit of a scoring drought; UA has hit a bit of a rut but was able to tie up the game on a bucket from Jordan Brown who now has 13 points to lead the Wildcats along with a team-high six rebounds
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 44 Montana - 44
7:29 – Bennedict Mathurin has been quiet for most of the game but he's picked it up over the last few minutes with a few baskets to help the Wildcats take a lead again in this one; UA has started to gain some control after a Miller timeout that helped take some of the momentum away from Montana
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 53 Montana - 51
2:34 – The Wildcats have found their rhythm and are taking advantage of a long shooting drought for Montana to regain the lead here at McKale; Baker has really sparked the offense with his ability to handle the ball and create plays leading to some open baskets for the Wildcats
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 64 Montana - 56
0:00 – The Wildcats continue to create some separation after a big 3-pointer from Tubelis with Akinjo getting an opportunity to redeem himself from the line; the UA point guard eventually scores the final six points for the Wildcats from the free-throw to help them seal the win
FINAL SCORE: Arizona - 70 Montana - 64
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