Arizona is back in action at McKale Center after Sunday's trip out to Connecticut. The Wildcats host Utah Valley tonight looking to remain undefeated at home this season. UA is a heavy favorite once again in this game as it looks to seal up a victory before heading out to Alabama this weekend.
I'll be sure to keep you posted with updates throughout the game and make sure to join the conversation as well as the Wildcats look for win No. 7 tonight.
Starters
1st half
- Steele gets a dunk to open up the scoring on the first possession for UVU; Chase Jeter gets a layup to fall for the Wildcats; Washington goes on a personal 5-0 run for UVU to give the Wolverines the lead; Williams hits a layup for the Wildcats before Brandon Randolph hits a 3-pointer followed by another from Williams as UA has a lead now; Toolson with a layup to cut into the UA lead; Randolph with a layup before Ryan Luther hits a 3-pointer for UA to give the Wildcats a 6-point lead [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 15 UVU 9 - 15:25]
- Toolson hits a couple free throws out of the timeout; Alex Barcello with a 3-pointer for the Wildcats before Benjamin Nakwaasah gets a shot to fall from UVU forcing a timeout from Sean Miller; Washington with a 3-pointer and the lead is down to two points for UA; Connor MacDougall with with back-to-back buckets as UVU takes the lead back; Dylan Smith hits two free throws to tie it back up for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 20 UVU 20 - 11:20]
- Steele with a dunk for UVU on a breakaway; Coleman finally gets something going for UA offensively with a jumper for two points; Toolson hits a 3-pointer for UVU followed by a layup to give the Wolverines a 5-point lead [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 27 Arizona 22 - 7:24]
- TJ Washington is killing Arizona in this game and he hits a 3-pointer and he now has 11 points to lead all scorers in this game; UVU with its biggest lead of the game after a layup from Nakwaasah making it a 10-point game; Smith hits one of two at the line to make it single digits again; Akot gets a floater in the lane to fall for the Wildcats to cut the lead once more; Toolson hits a 3-pointer to amake it a 10-point lead once again for UVU; Jeter gets a shot to fall for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 35 Arizona 27 - 3:35]
- MacDougall hits a free throw to extend the UVU lead; Coleman fouled and he hits both free throws for the Wildcats; Steele with a dunk for the Wolverines; Both teams having to work for offense down the stretch but Toolson hits a 3-pointer with under a minute left [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 41 Arizona 29 - 0:00]
2nd half
- Arizona with a quick five points out of the break as Randolph hits a 3-pointer to open the scoring followed by a couple free throws from Coleman; Randolph with a left wing 3-pointer as the crowd is completely back into this thing with UA rolling out of the half; Randolph one more time as the sophomore is on fire from deep right now and UA has the lead down to one point in a hurry; White hits two free throws for the Wolverines; Akot gets a layup for the Wildcats; Randolph AGAIN from deep and UA takes a two-point lead after opening up the second half on a 16-2 run led by Randolph; Nakwaasah gets a layup and foul for a 3-point play [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 46 Arizona 45 - 16:00]
- Toolson hits a jumper to give UVU the 3-point lead; Williams hits a jumper for the Wildcats to cut the lead down to one point; Toolson hits a jumper for UVU; Williams from the top of the key for 3 and he nails it to tie the game up at 50; Toolson with a corner 3-pointer as the back and forth continues between the two teams [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 53 Arizona 50 - 11:24]
- Toolson hits a couple free throws to extend the lead for UVU; Dylan Smith hits a big 3-pointer for the Wildcats and the lead is down to two points; Justin Coleman ties it up with 9:20 left to play on a layup; Williams gives the Wildcats a lead on the next trip down the floor with a tough layup; Toolson ties it back up with a bucket in the lane; Randolph now has 16 points after knocking down a couple free throws to put UA back up two points [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 59 UVU 57 - 11:24]
- White makes one of two from the line to make it a 1-point game; Williams makes one of two from the line for Arizona; Smith from deep in the corner near Arizona's bench with a big 3-pointer and he now has 9 points in this game; Isaiah White hits a jumper for UVU and the Wolverines take a timeout the UA lead sitting at 3 points; Luther with a dunk attempt that he doesn't connect on but the ball somehow bounces in and UA has the momentum right now; Emmanuel Akot hits a big 3-pointer to pump up the crowd even more; Luther with a bucket as UA has pushed its lead back up to 10 points; Steele hits a couple free throws for UVU to cut the lead to 8; Williams gets a big dunk for the Wildcats followed by a bucket from Dylan Smith
- Smith with another layup to push the lead to 14, the biggest of the night for UA; Toolson gets a bucket and foul for a 3-point play; Coleman goes to the line two separate times and makes all four free throws for the Wildcats; Toolson gets fouled and hits his two free throws to make it a 13-point lead for the Wildcats; Toolson fouled and he hits both free throws before UA runs out the clock on another victory
Final: Arizona 80 Utah Valley 69
I'll be sure to keep you posted with updates throughout the game and make sure to join the conversation as well as the Wildcats look for win No. 7 tonight.
Starters
1st half
- Steele gets a dunk to open up the scoring on the first possession for UVU; Chase Jeter gets a layup to fall for the Wildcats; Washington goes on a personal 5-0 run for UVU to give the Wolverines the lead; Williams hits a layup for the Wildcats before Brandon Randolph hits a 3-pointer followed by another from Williams as UA has a lead now; Toolson with a layup to cut into the UA lead; Randolph with a layup before Ryan Luther hits a 3-pointer for UA to give the Wildcats a 6-point lead [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 15 UVU 9 - 15:25]
- Toolson hits a couple free throws out of the timeout; Alex Barcello with a 3-pointer for the Wildcats before Benjamin Nakwaasah gets a shot to fall from UVU forcing a timeout from Sean Miller; Washington with a 3-pointer and the lead is down to two points for UA; Connor MacDougall with with back-to-back buckets as UVU takes the lead back; Dylan Smith hits two free throws to tie it back up for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 20 UVU 20 - 11:20]
- Steele with a dunk for UVU on a breakaway; Coleman finally gets something going for UA offensively with a jumper for two points; Toolson hits a 3-pointer for UVU followed by a layup to give the Wolverines a 5-point lead [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 27 Arizona 22 - 7:24]
- TJ Washington is killing Arizona in this game and he hits a 3-pointer and he now has 11 points to lead all scorers in this game; UVU with its biggest lead of the game after a layup from Nakwaasah making it a 10-point game; Smith hits one of two at the line to make it single digits again; Akot gets a floater in the lane to fall for the Wildcats to cut the lead once more; Toolson hits a 3-pointer to amake it a 10-point lead once again for UVU; Jeter gets a shot to fall for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 35 Arizona 27 - 3:35]
- MacDougall hits a free throw to extend the UVU lead; Coleman fouled and he hits both free throws for the Wildcats; Steele with a dunk for the Wolverines; Both teams having to work for offense down the stretch but Toolson hits a 3-pointer with under a minute left [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 41 Arizona 29 - 0:00]
2nd half
- Arizona with a quick five points out of the break as Randolph hits a 3-pointer to open the scoring followed by a couple free throws from Coleman; Randolph with a left wing 3-pointer as the crowd is completely back into this thing with UA rolling out of the half; Randolph one more time as the sophomore is on fire from deep right now and UA has the lead down to one point in a hurry; White hits two free throws for the Wolverines; Akot gets a layup for the Wildcats; Randolph AGAIN from deep and UA takes a two-point lead after opening up the second half on a 16-2 run led by Randolph; Nakwaasah gets a layup and foul for a 3-point play [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 46 Arizona 45 - 16:00]
- Toolson hits a jumper to give UVU the 3-point lead; Williams hits a jumper for the Wildcats to cut the lead down to one point; Toolson hits a jumper for UVU; Williams from the top of the key for 3 and he nails it to tie the game up at 50; Toolson with a corner 3-pointer as the back and forth continues between the two teams [SCORE UPDATE: UVU 53 Arizona 50 - 11:24]
- Toolson hits a couple free throws to extend the lead for UVU; Dylan Smith hits a big 3-pointer for the Wildcats and the lead is down to two points; Justin Coleman ties it up with 9:20 left to play on a layup; Williams gives the Wildcats a lead on the next trip down the floor with a tough layup; Toolson ties it back up with a bucket in the lane; Randolph now has 16 points after knocking down a couple free throws to put UA back up two points [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 59 UVU 57 - 11:24]
- White makes one of two from the line to make it a 1-point game; Williams makes one of two from the line for Arizona; Smith from deep in the corner near Arizona's bench with a big 3-pointer and he now has 9 points in this game; Isaiah White hits a jumper for UVU and the Wolverines take a timeout the UA lead sitting at 3 points; Luther with a dunk attempt that he doesn't connect on but the ball somehow bounces in and UA has the momentum right now; Emmanuel Akot hits a big 3-pointer to pump up the crowd even more; Luther with a bucket as UA has pushed its lead back up to 10 points; Steele hits a couple free throws for UVU to cut the lead to 8; Williams gets a big dunk for the Wildcats followed by a bucket from Dylan Smith
- Smith with another layup to push the lead to 14, the biggest of the night for UA; Toolson gets a bucket and foul for a 3-point play; Coleman goes to the line two separate times and makes all four free throws for the Wildcats; Toolson gets fouled and hits his two free throws to make it a 13-point lead for the Wildcats; Toolson fouled and he hits both free throws before UA runs out the clock on another victory
Final: Arizona 80 Utah Valley 69
