![]() Even when the Wildcats have struggled on offense, the defense has come to the rescue, leading to impressive wins over Kansas State and San Diego State on the way to the Maui Invitational title last week. Kevin Pangos had six assists, but was held to eight points on 3-of-10 shooting.Īrizona rolled Gonzaga in the round of 32 in last season's NCAA tournament, and the rematch was a marquee matchup of deep, talented teams butting heads in one of college basketball's best venues.Īrizona's forte has been defense. Kyle Wiltjer led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Wesley had a chance to tie the game after being fouled on a 3-pointer, but was well short on his first attempt and clanged away the other two. Gonzaga (7-1) shot well inside, but went 4 for 17 from 3-point range and had two key turnovers late in overtime. ![]() McConnell, limited in the first half by foul trouble, was assertive in the extra period, leading the Wildcats to their 26th straight home win.īrandon Ashley had 14 points for Arizona, which has won 35 straight regular-season non-conference games. 9 Gonzaga after Byron Wesley air-balled the first of three missed free throws with 3.3 seconds left on Saturday.Īrizona (8-0) rallied from a poor-shooting first half and a couple of deficits in the second half to force overtime. ![]() ![]() 3 Arizona held on for a 66-63 victory over No. McConnell scored six of his 12 points in overtime and No. ![]()
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