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| All Games | 11-0 | +4 | 6-5 | 6-5 | 78.6 | 35.3 | 51.1% | 37.3 | 59.8 | 26.9 | 38.9% | 28.1 | | Road Games | 3-0 | +2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 68.3 | 31.7 | 44.7% | 32.0 | 60.0 | 28.7 | 41.8% | 29.7 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +2 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 85.0 | 38.0 | 54.8% | 40.8 | 60.2 | 26.6 | 37.1% | 27.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 78.6 | 35.3 | 27-53 | 51.1% | 6-15 | 37.3% | 18-28 | 66.0% | 37 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 67.3 | 31.1 | 24-54 | 43.9% | 7-18 | 36.1% | 13-20 | 68.1% | 33 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 68.3 | 31.7 | 22-50 | 44.7% | 4-11 | 35.3% | 20-26 | 76.6% | 32 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 59.8 | 26.9 | 20-52 | 38.9% | 6-17 | 32.3% | 14-20 | 67.1% | 28 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 1 | | vs opponents averaging | 68.5 | 31.9 | 24-55 | 44.3% | 6-18 | 34.0% | 14-21 | 67.2% | 34 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 60.0 | 28.7 | 20-47 | 41.8% | 5-11 | 41.2% | 16-25 | 64.9% | 30 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
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| All Games | 6-3 | +0.6 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 70.3 | 30.9 | 47.2% | 37.2 | 65.3 | 30.7 | 41.6% | 32.2 | | Home Games | 4-0 | +2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 75.7 | 33.2 | 50.0% | 40.5 | 63.7 | 29.2 | 40.4% | 31.0 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -4.5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 70.4 | 32.0 | 50.4% | 36.2 | 66.2 | 30.0 | 40.4% | 31.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 70.3 | 30.9 | 25-54 | 47.2% | 4-13 | 34.2% | 15-22 | 67.7% | 37 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 67.9 | 31.6 | 24-57 | 43.1% | 6-17 | 34.6% | 13-19 | 68.1% | 34 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 75.7 | 33.2 | 28-56 | 50.0% | 4-11 | 33.3% | 15-22 | 68.9% | 40 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 65.3 | 30.7 | 23-56 | 41.6% | 6-17 | 35.3% | 12-18 | 68.7% | 32 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 72.6 | 34.3 | 25-55 | 45.3% | 7-19 | 35.7% | 15-22 | 69.2% | 35 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 63.7 | 29.2 | 24-59 | 40.4% | 6-20 | 28.4% | 10-16 | 66.7% | 31 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
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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 | 61-59 | W | -4.5 | L | 125.5 | U | 19-52 | 36.5% | 34 | 11 | 21-48 | 43.7% | 32 | 14 | | 12/2/2014 | GARDNER WEBB | 91-65 | W | -23.5 | W | 142 | O | 36-64 | 56.2% | 43 | 8 | 22-58 | 37.9% | 27 | 11 | | 12/6/2014 | GONZAGA | 66-63 | W | -4 | L | 139.5 | U | 23-52 | 44.2% | 31 | 13 | 23-57 | 40.4% | 38 | 13 | | 12/9/2014 | UTAH VALLEY ST | 87-56 | W | -27.5 | W | 124.5 | O | 31-52 | 59.6% | 40 | 15 | 17-47 | 36.2% | 23 | 18 | | 12/13/2014 | MICHIGAN | 80-53 | W | -10.5 | W | 128 | O | 32-55 | 58.2% | 40 | 11 | 19-54 | 35.2% | 26 | 12 | | 12/16/2014 | OAKLAND | 101-64 | W | -26 | W | 141 | O | 33-60 | 55.0% | 50 | 11 | 21-59 | 35.6% | 22 | 14 | | 12/19/2014 | @ UTEP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/23/2014 | @ UNLV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4/2015 | ARIZONA ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/8/2015 | @ OREGON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/11/2015 | @ OREGON ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/14/2014 | WASHINGTON ST | 65-52 | W | -10 | W | | - | 22-63 | 34.9% | 46 | 14 | 19-54 | 35.2% | 37 | 22 | | 11/22/2014 | NEW MEXICO ST | 77-76 | W | -8 | L | | - | 27-58 | 46.6% | 33 | 12 | 30-55 | 54.5% | 33 | 12 | | 11/27/2014 | *PRINCETON | 62-56 | W | -7.5 | L | 127.5 | U | 21-46 | 45.7% | 35 | 11 | 19-52 | 36.5% | 30 | 7 | | 11/28/2014 | *XAVIER | 77-73 | W | 6.5 | W | 133.5 | O | 26-54 | 48.1% | 40 | 13 | 28-61 | 45.9% | 31 | 9 | | 11/30/2014 | *WASHINGTON | 65-68 | L | -4 | L | 133.5 | U | 22-52 | 42.3% | 34 | 16 | 24-56 | 42.9% | 34 | 11 | | 12/3/2014 | @ COLORADO ST | 62-65 | L | 5.5 | W | | - | 23-50 | 46.0% | 26 | 12 | 24-50 | 48.0% | 39 | 16 | | 12/6/2014 | @ NEW MEXICO ST | 64-71 | L | -4 | L | | - | 24-57 | 42.1% | 38 | 13 | 21-53 | 39.6% | 32 | 9 | | 12/8/2014 | INCARNATE WORD | 81-65 | W | | - | | - | 33-51 | 64.7% | 47 | 22 | 22-63 | 34.9% | 23 | 8 | | 12/16/2014 | SE LOUISIANA | 80-62 | W | | - | | - | 31-54 | 57.4% | 36 | 10 | 24-63 | 38.1% | 31 | 7 | | 12/19/2014 | ARIZONA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/21/2014 | ALCORN ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2015 | @ N TEXAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4/2015 | @ RICE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/8/2015 | LOUISIANA TECH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/10/2015 | SOUTHERN MISS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | 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. |
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*Arizona-UTEP Preview* ======================
Arizona (11-0) at UTEP (6-3), 11:00 p.m. EDT
Arizona expects a severe test in its first true road game.
The third-ranked Wildcats are off to another unbeaten start and put their 38-game regular-season win streak over non-conference foes on the line Friday night when they visit UTEP.
Arizona (11-0) is rolling once again after starting with 21 wins a season ago. The Wildcats have won eight times at home along with three wins at the Maui Invitational.
"We no longer have our great crowd, it's theirs," coach Sean Miller said. "So we're gonna be tested and we have to be ready."
UTEP (6-3) expects a sold-out crowd as it looks to improve to 5-0 at home, where it already defeated a Pac-12 opponent with a season-opening 65-52 win over Washington State on Nov. 14.
Coach Tim Floyd knows it will be even more difficult to hand the Wildcats their first defeat. Floyd was an assistant to the legendary Don Haskins from 1977-86, when the Miners would host numerous high-profile opponents.
"In the '80s, this was the way it was," Floyd said. "It was either BYU rolling in, or Utah, UNLV, New Mexico, Georgetown and Michigan. It's what I hoped for and envisioned when I came back here, that we would play in games that were relevant nationally.
"We're very appreciative of Arizona coming over here to play because they don't have to do that right now, where they are."
The Wildcats are keying on slowing down UTEP top scorer Vince Hunter, who averages 16.2 points and leads Conference USA in field-goal percentage at 55.4. Hunter matched his career high of 26 points in Tuesday's 80-62 win over Southeastern Louisiana.
Hunter, who has made 18 of his last 22 shots, was described by Miller as "a very, very good NBA prospect."
Earvin Morris added a career-high 17 points for the Miners who have shot 61.0 percent in consecutive victories after connecting at 43.4 percent in losing their previous three games.
UTEP is very competitive, beating a Xavier team that is 8-2 and losing 68-65 to an unbeaten Washington team currently ranked 16th.
"They're had some good wins already and they're going to be ready to go," Miller said. And if you were them, you would be ready to go. It's a great opportunity and we have to be at our best on Friday night."
The Wildcats cruised to a 101-64 win over Oakland on Tuesday, scoring more than 100 in a game that did not go to overtime for the first time in six seasons. Stanley Johnson led five Arizona players in double figures as the freshman matched a season high with 18 points.
Miller was able to be generous with playing time with no Wildcat logging more than 27 minutes as his club bolted to a 24-3 lead.
Point guard T.J. McConnell's 10 assists fell one shy of a career high. He leads the Pac-12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.35.
The Wildcats haven't dropped a non-conference regular-season game since falling 71-60 at Gonzaga on Dec. 17, 2011.
Arizona has captured the last three meetings with UTEP, winning 72-51 in the most recent one Nov. 15, 2012.
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