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| All Games | 5-0 | +3 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 69.8 | 32.0 | 42.7% | 37.4 | 55.6 | 21.8 | 34.6% | 38.0 | | Road Games | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 83.0 | 40.0 | 52.7% | 34.5 | 72.0 | 29.0 | 38.2% | 36.5 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +3 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 69.8 | 32.0 | 42.7% | 37.4 | 55.6 | 21.8 | 34.6% | 38.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 69.8 | 32.0 | 23-55 | 42.7% | 5-18 | 26.4% | 18-27 | 67.4% | 37 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 8 | | vs opponents surrendering | 68 | 29.9 | 23-57 | 40.4% | 7-20 | 33.5% | 16-22 | 69.1% | 32 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 83.0 | 40.0 | 29-56 | 52.7% | 6-19 | 31.6% | 18-26 | 67.9% | 34 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 9 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 55.6 | 21.8 | 20-59 | 34.6% | 5-20 | 27.6% | 9-15 | 62.7% | 38 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 75.9 | 34.2 | 27-58 | 45.9% | 6-18 | 35.9% | 16-22 | 72.2% | 39 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 4 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 72.0 | 29.0 | 25-65 | 38.2% | 9-23 | 38.3% | 13-19 | 66.7% | 36 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
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| All Games | 5-0 | +1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 75.8 | 33.2 | 50.0% | 34.4 | 59.6 | 26.4 | 39.8% | 28.2 | | Road Games | 2-0 | +1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 72.0 | 31.5 | 49.0% | 31.0 | 60.5 | 27.5 | 40.9% | 28.5 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 75.8 | 33.2 | 50.0% | 34.4 | 59.6 | 26.4 | 39.8% | 28.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 75.8 | 33.2 | 25-50 | 50.0% | 5-15 | 33.8% | 20-29 | 69.4% | 34 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | | vs opponents surrendering | 68.2 | 32.4 | 22-51 | 43.7% | 6-17 | 33.0% | 17-26 | 68.1% | 34 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 72.0 | 31.5 | 24-49 | 49.0% | 4-13 | 34.6% | 19-26 | 73.6% | 31 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 2 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 59.6 | 26.4 | 20-50 | 39.8% | 5-14 | 33.8% | 15-21 | 71.8% | 28 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 1 | | vs opponents averaging | 68 | 30 | 24-53 | 45.0% | 6-16 | 34.1% | 15-21 | 70.3% | 32 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 3 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 60.5 | 27.5 | 19-46 | 40.9% | 5-12 | 40.0% | 17-25 | 70.0% | 28 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
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| 11/14/2014 | CS-NORTHRIDGE | 79-58 | W | -15 | W | | - | 28-56 | 50.0% | 37 | 12 | 24-58 | 41.4% | 34 | 17 | | 11/18/2014 | UTAH | 53-49 | W | -4.5 | L | 131.5 | U | 16-49 | 32.7% | 34 | 11 | 16-50 | 32.0% | 38 | 18 | | 11/20/2014 | CS-BAKERSFIELD | 51-27 | W | | - | | - | 14-57 | 24.6% | 47 | 13 | 12-56 | 21.4% | 45 | 23 | | 11/24/2014 | *BYU | 92-87 | W | -3 | W | 138.5 | O | 32-66 | 48.5% | 48 | 16 | 30-78 | 38.5% | 38 | 11 | | 11/25/2014 | *PITTSBURGH | 74-57 | W | -3 | W | 119 | O | 27-46 | 58.7% | 21 | 9 | 20-53 | 37.7% | 35 | 17 | | 11/26/2014 | *ARIZONA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/4/2014 | SAN DIEGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/10/2014 | LONG BEACH ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/17/2014 | @ CINCINNATI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/14/2014 | MOUNT ST MARYS | 78-55 | W | -28.5 | L | 143 | U | 31-54 | 57.4% | 35 | 8 | 20-52 | 38.5% | 28 | 16 | | 11/16/2014 | CS-NORTHRIDGE | 86-68 | W | -26.5 | L | 143.5 | O | 28-52 | 53.8% | 35 | 18 | 22-52 | 42.3% | 26 | 16 | | 11/19/2014 | UC-IRVINE | 71-54 | W | -15.5 | W | 133 | U | 19-48 | 39.6% | 40 | 13 | 20-54 | 37.0% | 30 | 15 | | 11/24/2014 | *MISSOURI | 72-53 | W | -14.5 | W | 131.5 | U | 24-53 | 45.3% | 32 | 6 | 16-44 | 36.4% | 34 | 17 | | 11/25/2014 | *KANSAS ST | 72-68 | W | -9 | L | 135 | O | 24-45 | 53.3% | 30 | 12 | 22-49 | 44.9% | 23 | 11 | | 11/26/2014 | *SAN DIEGO ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/2/2014 | GARDNER WEBB | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/6/2014 | GONZAGA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2014 | UTAH VALLEY ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/13/2014 | MICHIGAN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/16/2014 | OAKLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/19/2014 | @ UTEP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | SAN DIEGO ST: The Aztecs will have to adjust to life without Xavier Thames, but there is still a lot of talent on this team. SF Winston Shepard (11.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 2.1 APG) is a tremendous playmaker, and at 6-foot-8, is very difficult for teams to match up with. His biggest weakness is that he struggles to hit the outside jumper (18% threes). If he is able to become more of a threat from deep, he will become nearly impossible to stop. PF J.J. O'Brien (7.8 PPG, 4.7 RPG) proved last season he could come in and inject some life to the team during times of struggle. Now, O'Brien will be asked to do that from the beginning of the game, as he is one of the leaders. Swingman Dwayne Polee II (8.5 PPG, 3.3 APG, 39% threes) is the guy that will try and play the role of Thames. The Aztecs struggle to shoot the ball from deep, and he is the only guy that has proven to be able to consistently hit the three-point shot. | | ARIZONA: The Wildcats were defeated in the Elite Eight last season, falling to Wisconsin by one point. While they lost two players to the NBA (Aaron Gordon and Nick Johnson), Arizona is once again a legitimate national title contender. The biggest reason for the optimism is freshman F Stanley Johnson. The 6-foot-7 lefty is as difficult of a matchup as there is in college basketball. He has the speed and athleticism to beat opponents off the bounce, but at 245 pounds he can take smaller players on the block. He has a chance to become the leading scorer on this team from day one. Arizona last season suffered a huge injury when SF Brandon Ashley (11.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG) was lost for the year. The team was undefeated when it lost to California, 60-58. Ashley was injured two minutes into that game, and took away one of Arizona's best scoring threats in the half-court game. With PF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9.1 PPG, 5.7 RPG) and C Kaleb Tarczewski (9.9 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 59% FG), the Wildcats have two guys that are going to make the Wildcats one of the best rebounding teams in the country. The leader of this offense will be senior PG T.J. McConnell (8.4 PPG, 5.3 APG, 3.6 RPG), who needs to improve his foul shooting (62% FT). If Arizona can improve in its half-court offense, the school could be playing in Indianapolis at the end of the season. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (ARIZONA-SAN DIEGO ST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Arizona-San Diego St. Preview* ===============================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Arizona (4-0) at San Diego State (4-0), 10:00 p.m. EDT
Winston Shepard and San Diego State are sick of losing to Arizona, particularly after the Wildcats eliminated the Aztecs from postseason play eight months ago.
The 15th-ranked Aztecs have another chance to knock off the third-ranked Wildcats in Wednesday night's Maui Invitational championship game as the schools meet for a fifth time in four seasons.
San Diego State (5-0) is 31-5 against non-conference opponents since 2012-13 with three of those losses coming to Arizona (5-0). The Wildcats won 70-64 in an NCAA tournament regional semifinal on March 27, shooting 47.9 percent compared to 38.9 percent for the Aztecs, who led by as many as eight points in the second half.
Arizona also won 69-60 at San Diego State last Nov. 14, and 68-67 in the Diamond Head Classic final - also in Hawaii - on Dec. 25, 2012.
The Aztecs will likely be relieved to not see Nick Johnson, who is now in the NBA after playing a huge role in each Wildcat win. He blocked San Diego State's potential game-winning shot with three seconds left in 2012, scored 23 in last November's meeting and recorded all 15 of his points in the final 2:45 of their NCAA tournament matchup.
San Diego State is no longer with guard Xavier Thames, who totaled 44 points in last season's meetings.
"This will be my fourth time playing them, I'm 0-3 so far and I just want to be able to get a win," said Shepard, a junior forward who has averaged 8.7 points against Arizona. "We're just two great teams in a lot of the same tournaments, I guess."
The Wildcats own a 23-7 series advantage with San Diego State last winning 61-57 in Tucson on Nov. 23, 2011.
Arizona continued to rely on its dominant front line to reach the final with Kaleb Tarczewski scoring 18 in Tuesday's 72-68 win over Kansas State after entering as the team's fifth-leading scorer with 6.5 points per game. Frontcourt mates Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Brandon Ashley and Stanley Johnson are averaging a combined 40.4 points.
The Wildcats were tested after winning their first four games by an average of 19.3 points.
"We're very, very proud of tonight's win," coach Sean Miller said. "We feel like we beat a great team, and that's why you come to Maui: to challenge yourself on a neutral court like we just did."
Arizona's 32-game regular-season non-conference winning streak leads the nation. The Wildcats, who won the 2000 Maui title, are looking to win their third straight exempt tournament after the 2012 Diamond Head Classic and 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off.
San Diego State shot 58.7 percent in Tuesday's 74-57 win over Pittsburgh - its best mark on a neutral floor since shooting 60.4 percent against Green Bay on Nov. 20, 2010. Steve Fisher surpassed George Ziegenfuss for the most wins by an Aztec coach with victory No. 317.
Freshman Trey Kell was 7 of 9 from the field for 15 points. He had 14 points on 3-of-7 shooting in Monday's win over BYU after totaling nine points on 2-for-16 shooting in his first three games.
Former highly touted Arizona recruit Angelo Chol had 10 points for the Aztecs. Chol transferred after averaging 2.4 points in 10.6 minutes per game for the Wildcats in 2011-12 and 2012-13. He's averaging 7.2 points on 75.0 percent shooting in 16.4 minutes per game.
Arizona is shooting 50.0 percent while San Diego State has held each opponent to 41.4 percent shooting or worse.
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