I know it's been a busy day already, but there is a basketball game that has to be played. Arizona is taking on South Dakota State in its second to last game before leaving Tucson next week for the Wooden Legacy event. The Wildcats are heavily favored in tonight's game so we'll see if they can stay on the roll they've been on the last couple weeks.
Follow along for updates and join the conversation as the 'Cats look to go 5-0.
Starters
1st half
- Josh Green hits a couple free throws for the first points of the game; Arians hits for SDSU to even the score; Dylan Smith hits a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats back the early lead; Wilson hits a couple free throws; Chase Jeter hits a layup and he gets the foul for a 3-point play; Freidel hits a 3-pointer for the Jackrabbits; Wilson makes a layup to give SDSU the lead [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 9 Arizona 8 - 16:05]
- Wilson hits a couple free throws out of the timeout; Ira Lee gets a layup to go for the Wildcats; Key hits a floater in the lane on a nice play; Mannion hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats to tie it up once again; Key with another jumper on another nice move around Mannion; Baker hits one of two free throws [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 15 Arizona 14 - 11:58]
- Wingett hits for SDSU from deep to make it a 4-point game; Wilson gets the and-one play to push it to a 7-point lead for South Dakota State; Freidel hits a 3-pointer and it's a 9-0 run for the Jackrabbits; Mannion hits a jumper for the Wildcats to end the SDSU run; Green gets a big dunk and the Wildcats have cut the lead to 6 [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 24 Arizona 18 - 7:23]
- Scheierman hits a jumper for the Jackrabbits; Wilson gets a dunk for SDSU now; Doutrive cuts the lead back to single digits with a layup for Arizona; Wilson gets another layup to go for SDSU; Mannion hits another 3-pointer to cut into the lead; Green gets a breakaway layup off a steal and the lead is down to 5 [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 30 Arizona 25 - 4:18]
- Gettings hits a turnaround hook in the lane for the Wildcats; Dentlinger gets a layup to go for SDSU on the other side; Gettings hits again for the Wildcats before the end of the half
Halftime: SDSU 32 Arizona 29
2nd half
- Dentlinger fouled and he hits one of two free throws to open the half; Dentlinger hits a layup for the Jackrabbits; Smith gets the first bucket of the half for Arizona; Nnaji hits a free throw for the Wildcats to cut the lead down to 3; Gettings hits another layup and the SDSU lead is down to just 1; Arians hits one of two from the line; Arians hits a 3-pointer and the lead is back up to 5 for the Jackrabbits [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 39 Arizona 34 - 15:20]
- Nnaji gets his first bucket of the game for the Wildcats; Mannion hits a couple free throws; Green hits a jumper for the Wildcats to give UA a lead; Baker gets a fastbreak layup for the 'Cats; Lee gets a breakaway dunk for UA as the run is now at 10-0 in favor of UA; Lee gets a layup for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 46 SDSU 39 - 11:33]
- Wilson gets a dunk out of the timeout to end the UA run; Dentlinger gets a dunk and it's back to being a 3-point game; Nnaji gets an easy put back to push the lead back up for UA; Dentlinger gets a layup to go for the Jackrabbits; Nnaji finding a rhythm now and he hits a nice looking mid-range jumper; Buchanan fouled and he hits both free throws; Nnaji gets a put-back layup again and he now has 9 points for UA; Key hits a free throw for SDSU [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 52 SDSU 48 - 7:19]
- Jeter hits a free throw for the Wildcats; Green hits a mid-range jumper to push the lead back up to 7 for the Wildcats; Wingett hits a 3-pointer for SDSU and Sean Miller calls a timeout; Green fouled and he hits a free throw; Nnaji fouled a couple times and on back-to-back possessions and he hits three of the four free throws [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 59 SDSU 51 - 3:30]
- Key hits a couple free throws for SDSU; Mannion hits a couple free throws for the Wildcats; Wingett hits another 3-pointer for UA; Mannion with a big dunk and punctuation mark for the Wildcats; Jemarl Baker hits a couple free throws and the lead is now up to 11 points for UA; Dentlinger gets a layup to go for SDSU and it's a single-digit lead again for the Wildcats; Green fouled and he hits two free throws; Key hits a jumper and he's fouled for a 3-point play to make it an 8-point lead for Arizona; Smith hits a couple free throws for UA; Key hits a 3-pointer as SDSU is not going away
Final: Arizona 71 SDSU 64
Follow along for updates and join the conversation as the 'Cats look to go 5-0.
Starters
1st half
- Josh Green hits a couple free throws for the first points of the game; Arians hits for SDSU to even the score; Dylan Smith hits a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats back the early lead; Wilson hits a couple free throws; Chase Jeter hits a layup and he gets the foul for a 3-point play; Freidel hits a 3-pointer for the Jackrabbits; Wilson makes a layup to give SDSU the lead [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 9 Arizona 8 - 16:05]
- Wilson hits a couple free throws out of the timeout; Ira Lee gets a layup to go for the Wildcats; Key hits a floater in the lane on a nice play; Mannion hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats to tie it up once again; Key with another jumper on another nice move around Mannion; Baker hits one of two free throws [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 15 Arizona 14 - 11:58]
- Wingett hits for SDSU from deep to make it a 4-point game; Wilson gets the and-one play to push it to a 7-point lead for South Dakota State; Freidel hits a 3-pointer and it's a 9-0 run for the Jackrabbits; Mannion hits a jumper for the Wildcats to end the SDSU run; Green gets a big dunk and the Wildcats have cut the lead to 6 [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 24 Arizona 18 - 7:23]
- Scheierman hits a jumper for the Jackrabbits; Wilson gets a dunk for SDSU now; Doutrive cuts the lead back to single digits with a layup for Arizona; Wilson gets another layup to go for SDSU; Mannion hits another 3-pointer to cut into the lead; Green gets a breakaway layup off a steal and the lead is down to 5 [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 30 Arizona 25 - 4:18]
- Gettings hits a turnaround hook in the lane for the Wildcats; Dentlinger gets a layup to go for SDSU on the other side; Gettings hits again for the Wildcats before the end of the half
Halftime: SDSU 32 Arizona 29
2nd half
- Dentlinger fouled and he hits one of two free throws to open the half; Dentlinger hits a layup for the Jackrabbits; Smith gets the first bucket of the half for Arizona; Nnaji hits a free throw for the Wildcats to cut the lead down to 3; Gettings hits another layup and the SDSU lead is down to just 1; Arians hits one of two from the line; Arians hits a 3-pointer and the lead is back up to 5 for the Jackrabbits [SCORE UPDATE: SDSU 39 Arizona 34 - 15:20]
- Nnaji gets his first bucket of the game for the Wildcats; Mannion hits a couple free throws; Green hits a jumper for the Wildcats to give UA a lead; Baker gets a fastbreak layup for the 'Cats; Lee gets a breakaway dunk for UA as the run is now at 10-0 in favor of UA; Lee gets a layup for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 46 SDSU 39 - 11:33]
- Wilson gets a dunk out of the timeout to end the UA run; Dentlinger gets a dunk and it's back to being a 3-point game; Nnaji gets an easy put back to push the lead back up for UA; Dentlinger gets a layup to go for the Jackrabbits; Nnaji finding a rhythm now and he hits a nice looking mid-range jumper; Buchanan fouled and he hits both free throws; Nnaji gets a put-back layup again and he now has 9 points for UA; Key hits a free throw for SDSU [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 52 SDSU 48 - 7:19]
- Jeter hits a free throw for the Wildcats; Green hits a mid-range jumper to push the lead back up to 7 for the Wildcats; Wingett hits a 3-pointer for SDSU and Sean Miller calls a timeout; Green fouled and he hits a free throw; Nnaji fouled a couple times and on back-to-back possessions and he hits three of the four free throws [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 59 SDSU 51 - 3:30]
- Key hits a couple free throws for SDSU; Mannion hits a couple free throws for the Wildcats; Wingett hits another 3-pointer for UA; Mannion with a big dunk and punctuation mark for the Wildcats; Jemarl Baker hits a couple free throws and the lead is now up to 11 points for UA; Dentlinger gets a layup to go for SDSU and it's a single-digit lead again for the Wildcats; Green fouled and he hits two free throws; Key hits a jumper and he's fouled for a 3-point play to make it an 8-point lead for Arizona; Smith hits a couple free throws for UA; Key hits a 3-pointer as SDSU is not going away
Final: Arizona 71 SDSU 64
