Arizona begins its weekend in California tonight as it takes on Pepperdine in the first round of the Wooden Legacy event at Anaheim Arena. The matchup will pit the Wildcats against former assistant coach Lorenzo Romar.
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Starters
1st half
- Zeke Nnaji hits a jumper to open the game; Kessler Edwards hits for Pepperdine; Kameron Edwards hits for the Waves now to extend the lead; Dylan Smith with a 3-pointer for the Wildcats to even up the score; Skylar Chavez hits a 3-pointer for Pepperdine; Green gets a floater to fall in the lane for the Wildcats; Jeter gets a layup to go for the Wildcats; Jade' Smith hits for Pepperdine [SCORE UPDATE: Pepperdine 10 Arizona 9 - 15:32]
- Nico Mannion hits a jumper after the timeout for the Wildcats; Colbey Ross hits for the Waves and Pepperdine has the lead back; Stone Gettings hits a couple free throws for the Wildcats; Ross gets another layup to go and the Waves have the lead back; Ross fouled and he hits both free throws to give Pepperdine a 3-point lead; Green gets a fastbreak layup and the foul for the Wildcats and he now has 5 points to lead the way for UA; After a Ross 3-pointer, Green gets a fastbreak dunk and he now has 6 points as UA cuts the lead down to 1; Kameron Edward with a jumper to extend the lead for Pepperdine; Jeter with a layup in the paint and UA makes it a one-point game again [SCORE UPDATE: Pepperdine 21 Arizona 20 - 11:02]
- Mannion hits a 3-pointer to put the Wildcats up by 2; Ross hits again for the Waves and it's all tied up at 23; Chavez with a 3-pointer for the Waves; Mannion cuts the lead back down to 1 after hitting a couple free throws; Chavez getting it going now as he hits another jumper to push it back to a 3-point lead; Green with another dunk as his big night continues [SCORE UPDATE: Pepperdine 28 Arizona 27 - 7:49]
- Kameron Edwards with a layup for the Waves; Nnaji with a nice move under the hoop to finish with a left-handed layup; Nnaji with a rebound and put back on another nice play for the Wildcats to give UA the lead; Kessler Edwards fouled and he hits two free throws to give Pepperdine the lead back; Nnaji fouled and he hits a couple free throws to add to his total; Ross continues to fill up the stat sheet as he now has 14 points after a 3-pointer; Max Hazzard hits a jumper for the Wildcats and it's now a tie game once again [SCORE UPDATE: Pepperdine 35 Arizona 35 - 3:48]
- Jemarl Baker Jr. gives the Wildcats a lead again with a 3-pointer; Jeter hits a turnaround jumper and the lead is up to 5 points; Ross hits a couple free throws as he continues to add to his total in this game and he now leads the way with 16 points for Pepperdine; Kameron Edwards makes it a one-point game after he hits a floater in the lane; Smith hits a 3-pointer and the Waves have the lead back with Pepperdine now on a 7-0 run; Green with a nifty spin move in the lane and he now has 11 points for the Wildcats as it's tied up again
Halftime: Arizona 42 Pepperdine 42
2nd half
- Kessler Edwards hits to open the half; Mannion hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats to get the lead back; Smith with a nice spin move and mid-range jumper and Pepperdine takes the lead back; Jeter with a layup off a nice assist from Mannion as the back and forth continues; Nnaji with a deep jumper and he pushes the lead to 3 points for the Wildcats; Nnaji gets a dunk as his nice start to the half continues; Smith hits a jumper and and it's a 3-point game; Kessler Edwards hits a jumper for the Waves; Mannion with a transition layup for the Wildcat and the lead is back up to 3 [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 53 Pepperdine 50 - 15:36]
- Dylan Smith hits a corner jumper to push the lead to 5 for UA; Green fouled and he hits one of two free throws making it a 6-point game; Kessler Edwards hits a 3-pointer and it's back to a 3-point game; ross hits a couple free throws for Pepperdine; Josh Green hits a nice-looking 3-pointer to push it back up to a 4-point lead for UA; Smith hits a layup for the Waves; Green with back-to-back 3-pointers and the lead is up to 8 points for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 65 Pepperdine 57 - 11:58]
- Stone Gettings hits on a turnaround hook shot and the lead is now 10 points for the Wildcats; Baker gets a breakaway dunk and Pepperdine takes a timeout with the lead up to 12 points; Kameron Edwards hits a couple free throws out of the timeout; Pepperdine cuts it down to single digits after Chavez hits three free throws after being fouled; Chavez hits a 3-pointer after good ball movement and the lead is down to 4 forcing Sean Miller to take a timeout; Smith hits hits a free throw for the Waves; Mannion fouled and he hits a couple free throws and now has 14 points for the Wildcats; Smith hits a 3-pointer and the lead is down to just 2 for the 'Cats; Jeter gets a layup for Arizona; Kameron Edwards hits a 3-pointer and the UA lead is down to 1 point [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 73 Pepperdine 72 - 7:05]
- Nnaji fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Kameron Edwards with a breakaway dunk off a turnover and it's all tied at 74; Smith hits a couple free throws for the Wildcats; Chavez now has 17 points after he gets a 3-pointer to rattle home and Pepperdine has a lead; Green hits yet another 3-pointer and the shot gives UA the lead; Kameron Edwards fouled and he hits both free throws; Kameron Edwards gives Pepperdine the lead with a tough layup and Miller takes another timeout with his team down 2; Nnaji hits one of two from the line and UA is down 1; after a fight for a loose ball Smith hits a big 3-pointer for the Wildcats to give UA the 2-point lead [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 83 Pepperdine 81 - 3:45]
- Kessler Edwards makes the 12th 3-pointer of the night for Pepperdine and the Waves have the lead back; Smith hits another big 3-pointer and the Wildcats are up by 2 again and the teams have combined for 22 3-pointers tonight; Kameron Edwards fouled and he hits both free throws to tie it up at 86; Dylan Smith hits another 3-pointer off the assist from Mannion and the Wildcats have the lead back; Chavez hits another 3-pointer and he has 20 points and it's tied up once again; Nnaji with a wide open dunk off some nice passing and UA has the lead back; Ross hits a jumper to tie up the game; Mannion with a huge running hook shot with a couple seconds on the clock to win it for the Wildcats.
Final: Arizona 93 Pepperdine 91
As always follow along for updates and join the conversation throughout the game. As a reminder the game is on ESPN2 tonight.
Starters
1st half
- Zeke Nnaji hits a jumper to open the game; Kessler Edwards hits for Pepperdine; Kameron Edwards hits for the Waves now to extend the lead; Dylan Smith with a 3-pointer for the Wildcats to even up the score; Skylar Chavez hits a 3-pointer for Pepperdine; Green gets a floater to fall in the lane for the Wildcats; Jeter gets a layup to go for the Wildcats; Jade' Smith hits for Pepperdine [SCORE UPDATE: Pepperdine 10 Arizona 9 - 15:32]
- Nico Mannion hits a jumper after the timeout for the Wildcats; Colbey Ross hits for the Waves and Pepperdine has the lead back; Stone Gettings hits a couple free throws for the Wildcats; Ross gets another layup to go and the Waves have the lead back; Ross fouled and he hits both free throws to give Pepperdine a 3-point lead; Green gets a fastbreak layup and the foul for the Wildcats and he now has 5 points to lead the way for UA; After a Ross 3-pointer, Green gets a fastbreak dunk and he now has 6 points as UA cuts the lead down to 1; Kameron Edward with a jumper to extend the lead for Pepperdine; Jeter with a layup in the paint and UA makes it a one-point game again [SCORE UPDATE: Pepperdine 21 Arizona 20 - 11:02]
- Mannion hits a 3-pointer to put the Wildcats up by 2; Ross hits again for the Waves and it's all tied up at 23; Chavez with a 3-pointer for the Waves; Mannion cuts the lead back down to 1 after hitting a couple free throws; Chavez getting it going now as he hits another jumper to push it back to a 3-point lead; Green with another dunk as his big night continues [SCORE UPDATE: Pepperdine 28 Arizona 27 - 7:49]
- Kameron Edwards with a layup for the Waves; Nnaji with a nice move under the hoop to finish with a left-handed layup; Nnaji with a rebound and put back on another nice play for the Wildcats to give UA the lead; Kessler Edwards fouled and he hits two free throws to give Pepperdine the lead back; Nnaji fouled and he hits a couple free throws to add to his total; Ross continues to fill up the stat sheet as he now has 14 points after a 3-pointer; Max Hazzard hits a jumper for the Wildcats and it's now a tie game once again [SCORE UPDATE: Pepperdine 35 Arizona 35 - 3:48]
- Jemarl Baker Jr. gives the Wildcats a lead again with a 3-pointer; Jeter hits a turnaround jumper and the lead is up to 5 points; Ross hits a couple free throws as he continues to add to his total in this game and he now leads the way with 16 points for Pepperdine; Kameron Edwards makes it a one-point game after he hits a floater in the lane; Smith hits a 3-pointer and the Waves have the lead back with Pepperdine now on a 7-0 run; Green with a nifty spin move in the lane and he now has 11 points for the Wildcats as it's tied up again
Halftime: Arizona 42 Pepperdine 42
2nd half
- Kessler Edwards hits to open the half; Mannion hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats to get the lead back; Smith with a nice spin move and mid-range jumper and Pepperdine takes the lead back; Jeter with a layup off a nice assist from Mannion as the back and forth continues; Nnaji with a deep jumper and he pushes the lead to 3 points for the Wildcats; Nnaji gets a dunk as his nice start to the half continues; Smith hits a jumper and and it's a 3-point game; Kessler Edwards hits a jumper for the Waves; Mannion with a transition layup for the Wildcat and the lead is back up to 3 [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 53 Pepperdine 50 - 15:36]
- Dylan Smith hits a corner jumper to push the lead to 5 for UA; Green fouled and he hits one of two free throws making it a 6-point game; Kessler Edwards hits a 3-pointer and it's back to a 3-point game; ross hits a couple free throws for Pepperdine; Josh Green hits a nice-looking 3-pointer to push it back up to a 4-point lead for UA; Smith hits a layup for the Waves; Green with back-to-back 3-pointers and the lead is up to 8 points for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 65 Pepperdine 57 - 11:58]
- Stone Gettings hits on a turnaround hook shot and the lead is now 10 points for the Wildcats; Baker gets a breakaway dunk and Pepperdine takes a timeout with the lead up to 12 points; Kameron Edwards hits a couple free throws out of the timeout; Pepperdine cuts it down to single digits after Chavez hits three free throws after being fouled; Chavez hits a 3-pointer after good ball movement and the lead is down to 4 forcing Sean Miller to take a timeout; Smith hits hits a free throw for the Waves; Mannion fouled and he hits a couple free throws and now has 14 points for the Wildcats; Smith hits a 3-pointer and the lead is down to just 2 for the 'Cats; Jeter gets a layup for Arizona; Kameron Edwards hits a 3-pointer and the UA lead is down to 1 point [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 73 Pepperdine 72 - 7:05]
- Nnaji fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Kameron Edwards with a breakaway dunk off a turnover and it's all tied at 74; Smith hits a couple free throws for the Wildcats; Chavez now has 17 points after he gets a 3-pointer to rattle home and Pepperdine has a lead; Green hits yet another 3-pointer and the shot gives UA the lead; Kameron Edwards fouled and he hits both free throws; Kameron Edwards gives Pepperdine the lead with a tough layup and Miller takes another timeout with his team down 2; Nnaji hits one of two from the line and UA is down 1; after a fight for a loose ball Smith hits a big 3-pointer for the Wildcats to give UA the 2-point lead [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 83 Pepperdine 81 - 3:45]
- Kessler Edwards makes the 12th 3-pointer of the night for Pepperdine and the Waves have the lead back; Smith hits another big 3-pointer and the Wildcats are up by 2 again and the teams have combined for 22 3-pointers tonight; Kameron Edwards fouled and he hits both free throws to tie it up at 86; Dylan Smith hits another 3-pointer off the assist from Mannion and the Wildcats have the lead back; Chavez hits another 3-pointer and he has 20 points and it's tied up once again; Nnaji with a wide open dunk off some nice passing and UA has the lead back; Ross hits a jumper to tie up the game; Mannion with a huge running hook shot with a couple seconds on the clock to win it for the Wildcats.
Final: Arizona 93 Pepperdine 91
