It feels like forever since Arizona has been at home, but the Wildcats are back at McKale Center tonight for the first of two important games this week. Oregon is in town and UA would certainly like to move to 5-0 in conference play while taking down the preseason favorite to win the conference.
As always join the conversation or just follow along with the updates from the press section at McKale.
Pregame
- Arizona is going back to its original lineup tonight as Ryan Luther moves back in for the now departed Emmanuel Akot. Ira Lee is also going to see extra minutes tonight because of Akot's decision to leave the program.
- Over on Oregon's side it looks like Kenny Wooten is going to give it a shot. He has warmed up with the team in recent games, but has not played because of a broken jaw. He will not start, so we'll have to see at what point he makes it into the game.
Starters
1st half
- Coleman hits a 3-pointer for Arizona to start things off in front of what is already a loud crowd here at McKale; Louis King hits a jumper for Oregon to get the Ducks on the board; Jeter with a dunk for the Wildcats; King hits once more for Oregon as he is off to a hot start; Luther gets his first bucket of the game on a shot in the paint; Payton Pritchard hits for the Ducks to cut the lead down to 1 point; White gives Oregon its first lead with a bucket [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 8 Arizona 7 - 14:53]
- Williams gives Arizona the lead back on a 3-pointer; Kenny Wooten is in for the Ducks and playing for the first time in close to a month and he gets Oregon the lead once again on his first bucket of the game; Dylan Smith with a basket off the bench for UA [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 12 Oregon 10 - 11:53]
- Wooten goes 1 for 2 from the line out of the timeout; Jeter getting going for Arizona and he hits a bucket in the paint; Jeter once again on a layup as Oregon is having some issues with him right now and UA's lead is 5 points; Will Richardson hits for the Ducks to cut into the Arizona lead; Oregon ties it up at 16 with a 3-pointer from Victor Bailey Jr. [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 16 Oregon 16 - 8:07]
- Bailey hits a jumper and the Ducks have the lead back; Bailey hits again to extend Oregon's lead; Luther is fouled down low and he makes both free throws to close the gap on Oregon; Ehab Amin hits from deep for the Ducks to push the lead back up again for Oregon; White now hits a 3-pointer and the lead for Oregon is up to 8 points [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 26 Arizona 18 - 3:52]
- Ira Lee hits a couple free throws to close the gap for UA; Williams gets to the bucket and draws a foul plus he makes the free throw to shrink the Oregon lead by 3 once again; Bailey now with 10 points as he hits another 3-pointer for the Ducks; Pritchard gets a steal and bucket at the buzzer to push the lead to 8 points for Oregon
Halftime: Oregon 31 Arizona 23
2nd half
- King hits a 3-pointer to get the scoring going in the second half after a couple minutes of no offense for either team and it pushes the Oregon lead to 11 points – it's biggest of the game; Randolph hits a jumper for the Wildcats and he now has his first bucket of the game; Jeter is fouled and he makes one of two from the line [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 34 Arizona 26 - 15:33]
- Paul White with a layup for the Ducks and the lead is back to 10 points for Oregon; White with a 3-pointer now as he has 10 points and the Ducks now lead it by 13 points which is their largest lead of the game; Ira Lee ends what was close to a 5-minute drought for Arizona with a layup and it forces a timeout from Oregon [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 39 Arizona 28 - 11:19]
- Jeter hits to cut into the Oregon lead; Wooten hits for the Ducks and the lead is back up to 11; Alex Barcello makes a 3-pointer for Arizona cutting the lead down to single digits; Paul White hits a jumper for the Ducks; Brandon Williams gets a shot to fall for the Wildcats; Williams is fouled and he hits both free throws to make it a 6-point game as the crowd is getting back into this one; Amin makes a layup for the Ducks; Ira Lee with a big bucket for the Wildcats and he draws the foul [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 45 Arizona 39 - 7:51]
- Lee makes the free throw and the Oregon lead is down to just 5 points now; Jeter fouled and he makes one of two from the line to make it just a 4-point lead for the Ducks now; White now has 14 points as he gets on the board again for Oregon with a basket; Jeter gets a pass from Coleman and converts the basket in the paint to help Arizona keep pace with Oregon as the intensity at McKale is high right now; Pritchard is fouled and he hits two free throws to push the lead back to 6 points for the Ducks; White with the put-back bucket and the lead for Oregon is back up to 8 points and Sean Miller takes a timeout [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 51 Arizona 43 - 4:13]
- King hits a free throw for the Ducks; Williams finds Lee for a big dunk as the Wildcats go to a very small lineup; Randolph hits a 3-pointer and the crowd goes crazy as it's down to a 4-point game; Bailey answers back for the Ducks with a 3-pointer of his own; Williams finds Dylan Smith for a 3-pointer and the lead is back down to 4 points; King is fouled and he hits both free throws to make it a 6-point lead for Oregon as some fans are starting to head for the exits; Smith hits a 3-pointer with five seconds to play and UA is going to fight in this one until the end; UA fouls Pritchard who hits both
Final: Oregon 59 Arizona 54
As always join the conversation or just follow along with the updates from the press section at McKale.
Pregame
- Arizona is going back to its original lineup tonight as Ryan Luther moves back in for the now departed Emmanuel Akot. Ira Lee is also going to see extra minutes tonight because of Akot's decision to leave the program.
- Over on Oregon's side it looks like Kenny Wooten is going to give it a shot. He has warmed up with the team in recent games, but has not played because of a broken jaw. He will not start, so we'll have to see at what point he makes it into the game.
Starters
1st half
- Coleman hits a 3-pointer for Arizona to start things off in front of what is already a loud crowd here at McKale; Louis King hits a jumper for Oregon to get the Ducks on the board; Jeter with a dunk for the Wildcats; King hits once more for Oregon as he is off to a hot start; Luther gets his first bucket of the game on a shot in the paint; Payton Pritchard hits for the Ducks to cut the lead down to 1 point; White gives Oregon its first lead with a bucket [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 8 Arizona 7 - 14:53]
- Williams gives Arizona the lead back on a 3-pointer; Kenny Wooten is in for the Ducks and playing for the first time in close to a month and he gets Oregon the lead once again on his first bucket of the game; Dylan Smith with a basket off the bench for UA [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 12 Oregon 10 - 11:53]
- Wooten goes 1 for 2 from the line out of the timeout; Jeter getting going for Arizona and he hits a bucket in the paint; Jeter once again on a layup as Oregon is having some issues with him right now and UA's lead is 5 points; Will Richardson hits for the Ducks to cut into the Arizona lead; Oregon ties it up at 16 with a 3-pointer from Victor Bailey Jr. [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 16 Oregon 16 - 8:07]
- Bailey hits a jumper and the Ducks have the lead back; Bailey hits again to extend Oregon's lead; Luther is fouled down low and he makes both free throws to close the gap on Oregon; Ehab Amin hits from deep for the Ducks to push the lead back up again for Oregon; White now hits a 3-pointer and the lead for Oregon is up to 8 points [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 26 Arizona 18 - 3:52]
- Ira Lee hits a couple free throws to close the gap for UA; Williams gets to the bucket and draws a foul plus he makes the free throw to shrink the Oregon lead by 3 once again; Bailey now with 10 points as he hits another 3-pointer for the Ducks; Pritchard gets a steal and bucket at the buzzer to push the lead to 8 points for Oregon
Halftime: Oregon 31 Arizona 23
2nd half
- King hits a 3-pointer to get the scoring going in the second half after a couple minutes of no offense for either team and it pushes the Oregon lead to 11 points – it's biggest of the game; Randolph hits a jumper for the Wildcats and he now has his first bucket of the game; Jeter is fouled and he makes one of two from the line [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 34 Arizona 26 - 15:33]
- Paul White with a layup for the Ducks and the lead is back to 10 points for Oregon; White with a 3-pointer now as he has 10 points and the Ducks now lead it by 13 points which is their largest lead of the game; Ira Lee ends what was close to a 5-minute drought for Arizona with a layup and it forces a timeout from Oregon [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 39 Arizona 28 - 11:19]
- Jeter hits to cut into the Oregon lead; Wooten hits for the Ducks and the lead is back up to 11; Alex Barcello makes a 3-pointer for Arizona cutting the lead down to single digits; Paul White hits a jumper for the Ducks; Brandon Williams gets a shot to fall for the Wildcats; Williams is fouled and he hits both free throws to make it a 6-point game as the crowd is getting back into this one; Amin makes a layup for the Ducks; Ira Lee with a big bucket for the Wildcats and he draws the foul [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 45 Arizona 39 - 7:51]
- Lee makes the free throw and the Oregon lead is down to just 5 points now; Jeter fouled and he makes one of two from the line to make it just a 4-point lead for the Ducks now; White now has 14 points as he gets on the board again for Oregon with a basket; Jeter gets a pass from Coleman and converts the basket in the paint to help Arizona keep pace with Oregon as the intensity at McKale is high right now; Pritchard is fouled and he hits two free throws to push the lead back to 6 points for the Ducks; White with the put-back bucket and the lead for Oregon is back up to 8 points and Sean Miller takes a timeout [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon 51 Arizona 43 - 4:13]
- King hits a free throw for the Ducks; Williams finds Lee for a big dunk as the Wildcats go to a very small lineup; Randolph hits a 3-pointer and the crowd goes crazy as it's down to a 4-point game; Bailey answers back for the Ducks with a 3-pointer of his own; Williams finds Dylan Smith for a 3-pointer and the lead is back down to 4 points; King is fouled and he hits both free throws to make it a 6-point lead for Oregon as some fans are starting to head for the exits; Smith hits a 3-pointer with five seconds to play and UA is going to fight in this one until the end; UA fouls Pritchard who hits both
Final: Oregon 59 Arizona 54
