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Game details
Who: No. 21 Arizona vs Northern Arizona
When: 7:00 p.m. MST
Where: McKale Center/Tucson, Arizona
TV: Pac-12 Network
Starters
1st half
- Arizona comes out firing and misfires a bit but Dylan Smith eventually gets the first bucket of the game; Cameron Shelton already showcasing his talent as NAU takes a lead after a couple of his shots go in; Zeke Nnaji with a couple nice buckets cleaning up underneath and the Wildcats are out front at the first media timeout [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 6 NAU 4 - 15:57]
- McCree hits a 3-pointer to get the lead back for NAU; Nnaji continuing his strong play as he gets a couple more buckets for the Wildcats; Mannion gets to the basket and connects for UA to push the lead to 6 points [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 14 NAU 8 - 10:33]
- Bowling hits a 3-pointer for the Lumberjacks to help close the gap; Njnaji hits again to push the lead back up for the Wildcats; Smith makes it an 8-point game after he hits a 3-pointer; Mannion finds Jeter for a layup; Mannion gets to the basket and is fouled so he'll get two free throws and he hits both [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 23 NAU 11 - 7:16]
- Isaiah Lewis cuts it to a 10-point lead after he gets a bucket to fall for NAU; Smith hits another 3-pointer for the Wildcats; Lewis hits again for the Wildcats; Jeter fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Shelton is fouled and he hits a couple free throws for NAU; Jemarl Baker hits from deep for the Wildcats; Stone Gettings follows that up with a 3-pointer of his own and the Lumberjacks call a timeout [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 33 NAU 17 - 4:44]
- Andre hits a 3-pointer for NAU to cut into the UA lead; Nnaji is fouled and he hits a couple free throws to add to his point total; Green hits a jumper followed by another make for Nnaji off a turnover and the Wildcats are going on a bit of a run now; Mannion hits a couple free throws; Christian Koloko gets a bucket to get in on the action for UA; Green hits one free throw to continue the run for UA; Shelton fouled and he hits a couple free throws ending what was an 11-0 run for the Wildcats
Halftime: Arizona 44 NAU 22
2nd half
- Nnaji gets a dunk to open the second half and he now has 16 points; Mannion follows that up with a 3-pointer and UA is rolling to open the second 20 minutes and has opened up a huge lead; Shelton gets a tough layup to fall to get NAU on the board in the second half; Smith answers with a bucket for the 'Cats; Avdalovic hits a 3-pointer off a nice play call for the Lumberjacks; Nnaji backs down his defender and gets two more points [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 53 NAU 27 - 15:44]
- Nnaji continuing his big debut with another dunk for two more points; Lewis hits again for NAU; Baker gets a breakaway dunk for the Wildcats; Shelton hits for the Lumberjacks; Gettings hits another 3-pointer for the Wildcats and the lead is up to 29 points – UA's largest lead of the game [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 60 NAU 31 - 11:51]
- Satterwhite hits a couple free throws for NAU out of the timeout; Hazzard gets a layup to go for the Wildcats and he gets the points back; Shelton with a couple more free throws for NAU and he now has 14 points; Baker hits again on a mid-range jumper for UA; Hazzard hits a transition 3-pointer to force an NAU timeout with the Wildcats up 32 points; Baker is fouled and he hits a couple free throws to extend the UA lead; Shelton hits a 3-pointer for the Lumberjacks; Gettings hits his third 3-pointer of the night and the lead is at 34 for the 'Cats [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 72 NAU 38 - 7:28]
- Debisschop connects on a free throw for NAU; Lewis hits a jumper for the Lumberjacks as they cut into the UA lead some more; Gettings hits again for UA and he now has 11 points; Green hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats; Jeter goes on a personal run with a bucket and a couple free throws for UA and the lead is now at 40; Koloko with a dunk on the fastbreak and UAs' lead is at 42; Satterwhite hits a jumper to end the UA run; Andre hits one of two free throws; Green hits a couple free throws; Lewis gets the 3-point play to go after he makes a layup and hits the and-one free throw; Hazzard gets a layup to go and the lead is back up to 40 for UA [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 87 NAU 47 - 3:29]
- Lee hits a couple free throws out of the timeout; Gettings gets a dunk as his strong UA debut continues; McCree hits a 3-pointer for the Lumberjacks; Lewis hits a layup before the buzzer
Final: No. 21 Arizona 91 NAU 52
Game details
Who: No. 21 Arizona vs Northern Arizona
When: 7:00 p.m. MST
Where: McKale Center/Tucson, Arizona
TV: Pac-12 Network
Starters
1st half
- Arizona comes out firing and misfires a bit but Dylan Smith eventually gets the first bucket of the game; Cameron Shelton already showcasing his talent as NAU takes a lead after a couple of his shots go in; Zeke Nnaji with a couple nice buckets cleaning up underneath and the Wildcats are out front at the first media timeout [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 6 NAU 4 - 15:57]
- McCree hits a 3-pointer to get the lead back for NAU; Nnaji continuing his strong play as he gets a couple more buckets for the Wildcats; Mannion gets to the basket and connects for UA to push the lead to 6 points [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 14 NAU 8 - 10:33]
- Bowling hits a 3-pointer for the Lumberjacks to help close the gap; Njnaji hits again to push the lead back up for the Wildcats; Smith makes it an 8-point game after he hits a 3-pointer; Mannion finds Jeter for a layup; Mannion gets to the basket and is fouled so he'll get two free throws and he hits both [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 23 NAU 11 - 7:16]
- Isaiah Lewis cuts it to a 10-point lead after he gets a bucket to fall for NAU; Smith hits another 3-pointer for the Wildcats; Lewis hits again for the Wildcats; Jeter fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Shelton is fouled and he hits a couple free throws for NAU; Jemarl Baker hits from deep for the Wildcats; Stone Gettings follows that up with a 3-pointer of his own and the Lumberjacks call a timeout [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 33 NAU 17 - 4:44]
- Andre hits a 3-pointer for NAU to cut into the UA lead; Nnaji is fouled and he hits a couple free throws to add to his point total; Green hits a jumper followed by another make for Nnaji off a turnover and the Wildcats are going on a bit of a run now; Mannion hits a couple free throws; Christian Koloko gets a bucket to get in on the action for UA; Green hits one free throw to continue the run for UA; Shelton fouled and he hits a couple free throws ending what was an 11-0 run for the Wildcats
Halftime: Arizona 44 NAU 22
2nd half
- Nnaji gets a dunk to open the second half and he now has 16 points; Mannion follows that up with a 3-pointer and UA is rolling to open the second 20 minutes and has opened up a huge lead; Shelton gets a tough layup to fall to get NAU on the board in the second half; Smith answers with a bucket for the 'Cats; Avdalovic hits a 3-pointer off a nice play call for the Lumberjacks; Nnaji backs down his defender and gets two more points [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 53 NAU 27 - 15:44]
- Nnaji continuing his big debut with another dunk for two more points; Lewis hits again for NAU; Baker gets a breakaway dunk for the Wildcats; Shelton hits for the Lumberjacks; Gettings hits another 3-pointer for the Wildcats and the lead is up to 29 points – UA's largest lead of the game [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 60 NAU 31 - 11:51]
- Satterwhite hits a couple free throws for NAU out of the timeout; Hazzard gets a layup to go for the Wildcats and he gets the points back; Shelton with a couple more free throws for NAU and he now has 14 points; Baker hits again on a mid-range jumper for UA; Hazzard hits a transition 3-pointer to force an NAU timeout with the Wildcats up 32 points; Baker is fouled and he hits a couple free throws to extend the UA lead; Shelton hits a 3-pointer for the Lumberjacks; Gettings hits his third 3-pointer of the night and the lead is at 34 for the 'Cats [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 72 NAU 38 - 7:28]
- Debisschop connects on a free throw for NAU; Lewis hits a jumper for the Lumberjacks as they cut into the UA lead some more; Gettings hits again for UA and he now has 11 points; Green hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats; Jeter goes on a personal run with a bucket and a couple free throws for UA and the lead is now at 40; Koloko with a dunk on the fastbreak and UAs' lead is at 42; Satterwhite hits a jumper to end the UA run; Andre hits one of two free throws; Green hits a couple free throws; Lewis gets the 3-point play to go after he makes a layup and hits the and-one free throw; Hazzard gets a layup to go and the lead is back up to 40 for UA [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 87 NAU 47 - 3:29]
- Lee hits a couple free throws out of the timeout; Gettings gets a dunk as his strong UA debut continues; McCree hits a 3-pointer for the Lumberjacks; Lewis hits a layup before the buzzer
Final: No. 21 Arizona 91 NAU 52
