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ARIZONA
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| All Games | 16-0 | +5.2 | 11-4 | 3-10 | 75.1 | 36.2 | 48.8% | 39.9 | 56.2 | 27.0 | 36.8% | 28.6 | | Road Games | 5-0 | +5.2 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 71.6 | 32.4 | 45.7% | 39.0 | 66.6 | 33.6 | 40.8% | 30.6 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +1 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 71.2 | 35.6 | 46.9% | 37.4 | 49.8 | 23.2 | 35.2% | 32.2 | | Conference Games | 3-0 | +1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 70.0 | 34.3 | 46.8% | 39.0 | 54.0 | 26.7 | 35.3% | 32.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 75.1 | 36.2 | 27-54 | 48.8% | 5-14 | 36.7% | 17-25 | 67.9% | 40 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 67.9 | 31.5 | 24-56 | 42.4% | 6-18 | 32.4% | 15-22 | 68.8% | 34 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 71.6 | 32.4 | 25-54 | 45.7% | 4-14 | 30.9% | 18-24 | 76.5% | 39 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 56.2 | 27.0 | 20-54 | 36.8% | 4-16 | 28.3% | 12-17 | 68.9% | 29 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 72.9 | 34.5 | 26-57 | 45.0% | 6-18 | 34.6% | 15-22 | 68.8% | 36 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 4 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 66.6 | 33.6 | 24-58 | 40.8% | 5-15 | 33.3% | 14-19 | 72.2% | 31 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
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| All Games | 9-6 | +6.2 | 6-7 | 6-2 | 73.9 | 34.7 | 45.0% | 40.5 | 73.5 | 37.1 | 41.8% | 37.0 | | Home Games | 7-1 | +2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 74.2 | 34.9 | 47.1% | 42.1 | 65.1 | 31.4 | 36.5% | 34.9 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | +2.5 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 73.0 | 31.8 | 44.9% | 41.2 | 78.8 | 42.6 | 44.8% | 37.6 | | Conference Games | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 66.5 | 31.0 | 39.0% | 38.5 | 93.0 | 50.0 | 52.8% | 41.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 73.9 | 34.7 | 26-58 | 45.0% | 5-16 | 30.0% | 17-27 | 63.5% | 41 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 69.4 | 32.5 | 24-56 | 42.8% | 6-19 | 33.5% | 16-22 | 69.1% | 34 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 74.2 | 34.9 | 26-54 | 47.1% | 5-14 | 34.2% | 18-29 | 62.8% | 42 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 73.5 | 37.1 | 27-64 | 41.8% | 7-23 | 31.6% | 13-20 | 63.5% | 37 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 72.7 | 34 | 25-57 | 44.6% | 7-19 | 35.5% | 16-22 | 70.3% | 36 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 65.1 | 31.4 | 23-64 | 36.5% | 7-24 | 29.3% | 12-19 | 61.6% | 35 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: ARIZONA 73.1, USC 70.3 |
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| 11/27/2013 | *DREXEL | 66-62 | W | -12.5 | L | 138 | U | 20-53 | 37.7% | 46 | 14 | 26-71 | 36.6% | 37 | 5 | | 11/29/2013 | *DUKE | 72-66 | W | -2.5 | W | 161.5 | U | 23-47 | 48.9% | 36 | 16 | 25-58 | 43.1% | 28 | 11 | | 12/3/2013 | TEXAS TECH | 79-58 | W | -17 | W | 140.5 | U | 25-50 | 50.0% | 43 | 15 | 21-53 | 39.6% | 23 | 13 | | 12/7/2013 | UNLV | 63-58 | W | -16 | L | 147.5 | U | 28-67 | 41.8% | 41 | 14 | 23-50 | 46.0% | 29 | 16 | | 12/11/2013 | NEW MEXICO ST | 74-48 | W | -14.5 | W | 145 | U | 29-56 | 51.8% | 38 | 13 | 15-46 | 32.6% | 22 | 16 | | 12/14/2013 | @ MICHIGAN | 72-70 | W | 2.5 | W | 137.5 | O | 27-61 | 44.3% | 37 | 9 | 24-48 | 50.0% | 24 | 11 | | 12/19/2013 | SOUTHERN U | 69-43 | W | | - | | - | 22-48 | 45.8% | 39 | 8 | 17-50 | 34.0% | 33 | 14 | | 12/23/2013 | N ARIZONA | 77-44 | W | -29 | W | 135.5 | U | 26-54 | 48.1% | 31 | 5 | 16-44 | 36.4% | 30 | 18 | | 1/2/2014 | WASHINGTON ST | 60-25 | W | -18 | W | 130.5 | U | 20-45 | 44.4% | 42 | 11 | 9-45 | 20.0% | 28 | 14 | | 1/4/2014 | WASHINGTON | 71-62 | W | -17 | L | 143 | U | 24-57 | 42.1% | 38 | 11 | 25-60 | 41.7% | 34 | 15 | | 1/9/2014 | @ UCLA | 79-75 | W | -1.5 | W | 145 | O | 28-52 | 53.8% | 37 | 17 | 26-65 | 40.0% | 36 | 9 | | 1/12/2014 | @ USC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/16/2014 | ARIZONA ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/23/2014 | COLORADO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/26/2014 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/29/2014 | @ STANFORD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/1/2014 | @ CALIFORNIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/28/2013 | *VILLANOVA | 79-94 | L | 12 | L | 146.5 | O | 25-61 | 41.0% | 41 | 16 | 31-63 | 49.2% | 44 | 15 | | 11/29/2013 | *WAKE FOREST | 63-77 | L | 4.5 | L | 153 | U | 24-61 | 39.3% | 38 | 14 | 30-57 | 52.6% | 39 | 13 | | 11/30/2013 | *XAVIER | 84-78 | W | 10 | W | 141 | O | 30-61 | 49.2% | 37 | 17 | 30-65 | 46.2% | 35 | 19 | | 12/8/2013 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 78-62 | W | 1 | W | | - | 27-58 | 46.6% | 44 | 12 | 22-59 | 37.3% | 27 | 10 | | 12/15/2013 | CS-BAKERSFIELD | 63-59 | W | | - | | - | 16-36 | 44.4% | 33 | 13 | 22-61 | 36.1% | 37 | 11 | | 12/19/2013 | @ LONG BEACH ST | 71-72 | L | 2 | W | 139.5 | O | 24-55 | 43.6% | 40 | 14 | 30-69 | 43.5% | 37 | 10 | | 12/22/2013 | @ DAYTON | 79-76 | W | 12 | W | 149 | O | 32-66 | 48.5% | 41 | 13 | 25-67 | 37.3% | 42 | 10 | | 12/29/2013 | HOWARD | 82-60 | W | -22.5 | L | 134 | O | 29-52 | 55.8% | 48 | 20 | 25-65 | 38.5% | 26 | 11 | | 1/5/2014 | @ UCLA | 73-107 | L | 12.5 | L | 156 | O | 26-62 | 41.9% | 35 | 17 | 41-71 | 57.7% | 41 | 10 | | 1/9/2014 | ARIZONA ST | 60-79 | L | 3.5 | L | 149.5 | U | 22-61 | 36.1% | 42 | 16 | 26-56 | 46.4% | 42 | 13 | | 1/12/2014 | ARIZONA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/16/2014 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/18/2014 | @ COLORADO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/22/2014 | CALIFORNIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/26/2014 | STANFORD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/30/2014 | @ OREGON ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/1/2014 | @ OREGON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | ARIZONA: Last season, the Wildcats made an impressive run in the NCAA Tournament, making it to the Sweet 16 before losing to Ohio State, which hit a three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation. While that was a nice run by the Wildcats, this team is expected to go much farther this season despite bringing back just one starter. That guy is shooting guard Nick Johnson (11.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.2 APG), and he will be counted upon more early in the season as the newcomers get adjusted to the level of play. Johnson is an explosive athlete with a vertical jump well above 40 inches, and can be one of the best on-ball defenders in the conference with his lateral speed. However, it is freshman SF Aaron Gordon that has this team considered a legitimate Final Four contender. The 6-foot-9, 225-pound freshman has power forward size with small forward skills. He steps into college basketball as one of the most athletic players in the country from day one. Duquesne transfer T.J. McConnell will step into the point guard role, and unlike last season when Mark Lyons was running the show, the Wildcats will have a traditional pass-first point guard. With Johnson and Gordon running on the break with McConnell, the Wildcats will be a nightmare to stop in the open court. They also have a couple of talented glass-eating sophomores down low in PF Brandon Ashley (7.5 PPG, 53% FG, 5.3 RPG) and seven-foot C Kaleb Tarczewski (6.6 PPG, 54% FG, 6.1 RPG). If this team brings it on the defensive end every night, it could be a special season in Tucson for head coach Sean Miller. | | USC: Like their cross-town rivals, the Trojans have a new coach in Andy Enfield, who took Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet 16 last season. Senior SG J.T. Terrell (11.7 PPG, 36% 3-pt FG) gives Enfield a guy that proved at the end of last season that he can become a big-time scorer. He poured in at least 10 points in the Trojans' final 11 games of the season, and will be looked upon to continue that streak. The buzz around the program has been the play of freshman guard Julian Jacobs, who has the ability to play both guard positions. If he and returning junior SG Byron Wesley (10.2 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 40% 3-pt FG) are able to play up to their potential, then USC should have a very formidable backcourt in Enfield's up-tempo system along with Maryland transfer PG Pe'Shon Howard, who had twice as many assists as turnovers last season. The frontcourt is thin, but 7-foot-2 C Omar Oraby (6.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 61% FG in 14.6 MPG) is improving. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (ARIZONA-USC) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Arizona-Southern Cal Preview* ==============================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Arizona (16-0) at USC (9-6), 9:00 p.m. EDT
Visits to Los Angeles haven't usually proved fruitful in recent seasons for Arizona, but now it has a chance to sweep back-to-back games there.
The top-ranked Wildcats also have the opportunity secure the best start in school history if they can get past Southern California on Sunday night.
Arizona is 4-13 in road games against the Pac-12's two L.A. teams since last pulling off a season sweep at USC and UCLA in the 2004-05 season. The Wildcats also have failed to win a conference tournament title the last 10 times it's been played in the city and even lost to Ohio State at Staples Center in last year's NCAA tournament regional semifinals.
A change of fortune in the City of Angels may have begun with Thursday's 79-75 victory over a Bruins team which had won the previous three meetings at home. Arizona (16-0, 3-0) recovered after quickly blowing a 13-point lead in the second half, and Nick Johnson's jumper with 1:27 to go put his team ahead for good.
Arizona sealed the win by going 8 of 10 from the free-throw line. Johnson finished with 22 points and Kaleb Tarczewski had a career-best 16 on 6-of-6 shooting.
"We're undefeated and we'll keep it like that if we can keep churning out wins and not worry about who our opponent is or how special it is, and just play our game," said Johnson, averaging a team-leading 16.4 points.
The only other Wildcats team to start 16-0 came in 1931-32, and this one will try to surpass that mark with only its second win in the last six visits to USC. Arizona has lost three straight there when ranked, including as No. 11 in the nation in an 89-78 loss Feb. 27 as the Trojans shot 61.1 percent - their best performance in five seasons.
The Wildcats did hold USC to 28.1 percent - its lowest in seven seasons - in a 74-50 win in Tuscon on Jan. 26, and they've won six of the past eight matchups overall.
The Trojans (9-6, 0-2) would appear more likely to put up a shooting percentage closer to that one after hitting a combined 39.0 percent in its first two conference games, getting beaten by an average of 26.5 points.
Wildcats coach Sean Miller, however, knows his team has to be prepared.
"It's about us being ready. If we're not ready on Sunday, USC will beat us," he said. "It now becomes the next quest, moving from one game to the next."
After a 107-73 drubbing at UCLA last Sunday, the Trojans fell 79-60 to visiting Arizona State on Thursday. They shot a season-low 36.1 percent and were 3 of 17 from 3-point range while ending a nine-game home win streak that started last season against Arizona.
Byron Wesley was USC's only player to score in double figures with 20 points and had a career-high 14 rebounds.
"It's just tough losing. It's a team game. We've all got to pick it up and play better," said Wesley, averaging team highs of 17.5 points and 7.8 boards. "We're still confident. We're not scared of (Arizona)."
Wesley is averaging 21.8 points on 62.3 percent shooting and 10.3 rebounds in the last four games. He had 18 points in last season's win over Arizona.
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| | Last Updated: 10/5/2024 3:22:18 AM EST. |
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