Arizona's extra day off is over and the 24th-ranked Wildcats are back in action tonight as they head up to Corvallis to take on Oregon State looking to bounce back from Thursday night's loss to Oregon.
Tonight's game will be broadcast on FS1, but make sure to follow along here for updates and join the conversation throughout the game to end the first road trip in Pac-12 play for Sean Miller's team.
For those hoping for some kind of change to the starting lineup for Arizona you will have to continue waiting as the Wildcats will go with the same group tonight.
Starters
1st half
- Josh Green hits a couple free throws to open the scoring giving the Wildcats an early lead; Tres Tinkle hits a 3-pointer to open the scoring for OSU; Zeke Nnaji with a jumper and the Wildcats get the lead back; Alfred Hollins hits for the Beavers and the back and forth continues; Green gets his first bucket of the game and he now has 4 points to lead UA; Ethan Thompson hits a 3-pointer and the Beavers regain the lead; Tinkle fouled by Dylan Smith behind the 3-point line and he makes all three shots to push the lead to 5 points for the Beavers [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 11 Arizona 6 - 15:38]
- Thompson hits again and the lead extends for OSU as the run is up to 8-0 for the Beavers; Jemarl Baker gets fouled and he makes one of two from the line but Arizona's drought is now at 5 minutes when it comes to shots made from the field; Sean Miller-Moore with a dunk for the Beavers and the lead is up to 8 points for OSU; Baker answers with a 3-pointer for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 15 Arizona 10 - 11:23]
- Nnaji gets a layup as he gets around Kelley to cut the lead to 3 with Oregon State now going through its own scoring drought; Green continues his strong trip to Oregon with another bucket and he now leads the way with 6 points as Arizona cuts the lead down to 1; Kelley responds with a dunk for his first points of the game; Payton Dastrup hits for the Beavers and the lead is quickly back up to 5; Arizona has now hit 4 of its last 5 shots after a bucket from Nico Mannion in transition [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 19 Arizona 16 - 7:55]
- Thompson hits two free throws after being fouled to extend the OSU lead; Jeter fouled on the other end for UA and he makes both free throws for the Wildcats; Tinkle hits another 3-pointer and the lead is up to 6 for OSU; Jeter converts his first shot of the game and it makes it a 4-point game; Dastrup fouled and he hits both free throws to push the lead back to 6; Mannion ends a drought for both teams as he hits a 3-pointer to cut the lead in half; Mannion finds Nnaji for a dunk and the Wildcats cut it to 1 point; the Wildcats take a lead on a 3-pointer from Max Hazzard in transition and it's an 8-0 run for UA [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 28 Oregon State 26 - 3:22]
- Hollins hits a 3-pointer to give OSU the lead back with under a minute left in the opening half; Zeke Nnaji gets a layup to go for the Wildcats and he is fouled by Tinkle for a 3-point play and a 2-point lead for the Wildcats; Zach Reichle hits on a tough layup for the Beavers tying the game heading into the locker room.
Halftime: No. 24 Arizona 31 Oregon State 31
2nd half
- Arizona opens the half on a turnover as Tinkle steals the ball from Mannion and gets a transition dunk to tie up the game for Oregon State; Nnaji gets a putback bucket to tie the game up; Jeter gives Arizona the lead back on a layup; Kelley gets another dunk as he ties the game back up for OSU; Nnaji gets a transition basket and he now has a game-high 13 points; Mannion with a transition layup and the Wildcats push the lead to 4; Hollins gets a layup to answer for the Beavers as he gets behind the defense; Another fastbreak bucket for the Wildcats pushes the lead back up as Green hits once again; Hollins gets a breakaway dunk off a turnover and it's a 2-point game [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 41 Oregon State 39 - 15:56]
- Tinkle hits two free throws after Sean Miller picks up a technical heading into the timeout and he makes both; Nnaji with another layup and the lead is back on Arizona's side; Tinkle hits his third 3-pointer and the Beavers have the lead back; Nnaji fouled and he knocks down both free throws to give the Wildcats back the lead; Thompson hits a corner 3-pointer and the lead is back on the OSU side forcing the Wildcat to take a timeout; Nnaji gets another shot to fall after he cleans up a miss to tie it back up; Tinkle with an answer in the paint on the other end for OSU; Nnaji now with 21 points after he hits two free throws after a tough take to the basket [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 49 Oregon State 49 - 11:52]
- Reichle hits two free throws out of the timeout to give OSU the lead back; Roman Silva extends the lead to 4 points with a layup for the Beavers; Hollins hits a 3-pointer off the left wing and the lead is up to 7 points for OSU forcing a timeout from the Wildcats; Smith with a couple free throws after being fouled to cut into the lead; Thompson hits again and the Wildcats once again trail by 8; Ira Lee comes into the game for the first time and he hits one of two from the line; Reichle with a layup and the lead is back up to 8 for the Beavers [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 60 Arizona 52 - 7:43]
- Reichle hits two free throws to give OSU its largest lead of the game; Tinkle hits a layup for the Beavers and the lead is now up to 12 points and Miller takes his last timeout; Mannion with a couple free throws for the Wildcats; Kelley hits a shot to push the lead back up for the Beavers; Thompson hits a jumper to push the lead to 14 points for the Wildcats; Jeter gets a tough layup to go and he adds two more points for the Wildcats but misses the and-one free throw; Thompson finds Kelley for the dunk and the lead is back up to 14 for the Beavers; Kelley with a couple free throws after being fouled and the lead continues to rise; Thompson fouled and he hits a couple free throws to make it an 18-point game; Baker hits a 3-pointer for Arizona to stop the bleeding to push the lead back down to 15; Now Reichle hits a 3-pointer and the lead is back up to 18 points in favor of OSU; Thompson hits two free throws and the lead is up to 20 points [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 79 Arizona 59 - 2:37]
- Stone Gettings hits a couple free trows for the Wildcats; Green fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Kelley with a 3-point play as the Beavers go back up 20 on the play after he hits the free throw; Baker hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats
Final: Oregon State 82 No. 24 Arizona 65
Tonight's game will be broadcast on FS1, but make sure to follow along here for updates and join the conversation throughout the game to end the first road trip in Pac-12 play for Sean Miller's team.
For those hoping for some kind of change to the starting lineup for Arizona you will have to continue waiting as the Wildcats will go with the same group tonight.
Starters
1st half
- Josh Green hits a couple free throws to open the scoring giving the Wildcats an early lead; Tres Tinkle hits a 3-pointer to open the scoring for OSU; Zeke Nnaji with a jumper and the Wildcats get the lead back; Alfred Hollins hits for the Beavers and the back and forth continues; Green gets his first bucket of the game and he now has 4 points to lead UA; Ethan Thompson hits a 3-pointer and the Beavers regain the lead; Tinkle fouled by Dylan Smith behind the 3-point line and he makes all three shots to push the lead to 5 points for the Beavers [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 11 Arizona 6 - 15:38]
- Thompson hits again and the lead extends for OSU as the run is up to 8-0 for the Beavers; Jemarl Baker gets fouled and he makes one of two from the line but Arizona's drought is now at 5 minutes when it comes to shots made from the field; Sean Miller-Moore with a dunk for the Beavers and the lead is up to 8 points for OSU; Baker answers with a 3-pointer for the Wildcats [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 15 Arizona 10 - 11:23]
- Nnaji gets a layup as he gets around Kelley to cut the lead to 3 with Oregon State now going through its own scoring drought; Green continues his strong trip to Oregon with another bucket and he now leads the way with 6 points as Arizona cuts the lead down to 1; Kelley responds with a dunk for his first points of the game; Payton Dastrup hits for the Beavers and the lead is quickly back up to 5; Arizona has now hit 4 of its last 5 shots after a bucket from Nico Mannion in transition [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 19 Arizona 16 - 7:55]
- Thompson hits two free throws after being fouled to extend the OSU lead; Jeter fouled on the other end for UA and he makes both free throws for the Wildcats; Tinkle hits another 3-pointer and the lead is up to 6 for OSU; Jeter converts his first shot of the game and it makes it a 4-point game; Dastrup fouled and he hits both free throws to push the lead back to 6; Mannion ends a drought for both teams as he hits a 3-pointer to cut the lead in half; Mannion finds Nnaji for a dunk and the Wildcats cut it to 1 point; the Wildcats take a lead on a 3-pointer from Max Hazzard in transition and it's an 8-0 run for UA [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 28 Oregon State 26 - 3:22]
- Hollins hits a 3-pointer to give OSU the lead back with under a minute left in the opening half; Zeke Nnaji gets a layup to go for the Wildcats and he is fouled by Tinkle for a 3-point play and a 2-point lead for the Wildcats; Zach Reichle hits on a tough layup for the Beavers tying the game heading into the locker room.
Halftime: No. 24 Arizona 31 Oregon State 31
2nd half
- Arizona opens the half on a turnover as Tinkle steals the ball from Mannion and gets a transition dunk to tie up the game for Oregon State; Nnaji gets a putback bucket to tie the game up; Jeter gives Arizona the lead back on a layup; Kelley gets another dunk as he ties the game back up for OSU; Nnaji gets a transition basket and he now has a game-high 13 points; Mannion with a transition layup and the Wildcats push the lead to 4; Hollins gets a layup to answer for the Beavers as he gets behind the defense; Another fastbreak bucket for the Wildcats pushes the lead back up as Green hits once again; Hollins gets a breakaway dunk off a turnover and it's a 2-point game [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 41 Oregon State 39 - 15:56]
- Tinkle hits two free throws after Sean Miller picks up a technical heading into the timeout and he makes both; Nnaji with another layup and the lead is back on Arizona's side; Tinkle hits his third 3-pointer and the Beavers have the lead back; Nnaji fouled and he knocks down both free throws to give the Wildcats back the lead; Thompson hits a corner 3-pointer and the lead is back on the OSU side forcing the Wildcat to take a timeout; Nnaji gets another shot to fall after he cleans up a miss to tie it back up; Tinkle with an answer in the paint on the other end for OSU; Nnaji now with 21 points after he hits two free throws after a tough take to the basket [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 49 Oregon State 49 - 11:52]
- Reichle hits two free throws out of the timeout to give OSU the lead back; Roman Silva extends the lead to 4 points with a layup for the Beavers; Hollins hits a 3-pointer off the left wing and the lead is up to 7 points for OSU forcing a timeout from the Wildcats; Smith with a couple free throws after being fouled to cut into the lead; Thompson hits again and the Wildcats once again trail by 8; Ira Lee comes into the game for the first time and he hits one of two from the line; Reichle with a layup and the lead is back up to 8 for the Beavers [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 60 Arizona 52 - 7:43]
- Reichle hits two free throws to give OSU its largest lead of the game; Tinkle hits a layup for the Beavers and the lead is now up to 12 points and Miller takes his last timeout; Mannion with a couple free throws for the Wildcats; Kelley hits a shot to push the lead back up for the Beavers; Thompson hits a jumper to push the lead to 14 points for the Wildcats; Jeter gets a tough layup to go and he adds two more points for the Wildcats but misses the and-one free throw; Thompson finds Kelley for the dunk and the lead is back up to 14 for the Beavers; Kelley with a couple free throws after being fouled and the lead continues to rise; Thompson fouled and he hits a couple free throws to make it an 18-point game; Baker hits a 3-pointer for Arizona to stop the bleeding to push the lead back down to 15; Now Reichle hits a 3-pointer and the lead is back up to 18 points in favor of OSU; Thompson hits two free throws and the lead is up to 20 points [SCORE UPDATE: Oregon State 79 Arizona 59 - 2:37]
- Stone Gettings hits a couple free trows for the Wildcats; Green fouled and he hits one of two from the line; Kelley with a 3-point play as the Beavers go back up 20 on the play after he hits the free throw; Baker hits a 3-pointer for the Wildcats
Final: Oregon State 82 No. 24 Arizona 65
