The No. 11 Arizona Wildcats (16-3, 5-3 Pac-12) and their powerful offense welcome the No. 5 UCLA Bruins (17-2, 8-0 Pac-12) and their suffocating defense on Saturday. UCLA defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 74-62 at Desert Financial Arena on Thursday, their 14th win in a row.
With 22 points, Tyger Campbell was the top scorer. David Singleton chipped in with 21 points. The Bruins are first in the Pac-12 Conference. Arizona triumphed on Thursday at McKale Memorial Center, beating the USC Trojans 81-66.
Courtney Ramey had 16 points to lead the team. The Wildcats are fourth in the Pac-12 Conference. This marks the only meeting of the season between the teams. They last met in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament Championship when the Wildcats clinched the title with an 84-76 victory at T-Mobile Arena in March 2022.
UCLA and Arizona split their regular season matchups last season, taking one apiece. The Wildcats came out on top in the last meeting 84-76 at T-Mobile Arena in March 2022. Bennedict Mathurin led the Wildcats with 27 points and seven assists.
Jules Bernard had 19 points in the loss. The Bruins have been led this season by Jaime Jaquez Jr., who is averaging 16.3 points per game. Jaquez Jr. also has grabbed 7.0 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Campbell is dishing 4.5 assists.
Azuolas Tubelis has powered the Wildcats’ offense, averaging 20.2 points per game. Tubelis also has averaged 9.4 rebounds per game. Kerr Kriisa has tallied 6.0 assists per game. The Bruins are ninth in defensive efficiency in the nation, while the Wildcats rank 21st in offensive efficiency.
The teams have split their last 10 meetings at McKale Memorial Center (5-4).In the last 10 games, UCLA is 10-0 with an average margin of +16.0 (72.9-56.9). For the season, the Bruins are averaging 76.6 points per game, compared to 59.9 for opponents.
Arizona has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 78.7 points per game on average while holding opponents to 69.1 (+9.6 margin). The Wildcats are averaging 84.6 ppg for the full season while allowing 73.0.
BRUINS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Adem Bona: 17.6 | 13.4 | +4.2
Amari Bailey: 0.0 | 10.3 | -10.3
Points per game:
Adem Bona: 11.0 | 7.8 | +3.2
Rebounds per game:
Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 9.0 | 7.0 | +2.0
Assists per game:
Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 4.0 | 2.6 | +1.4
WILDCATS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kylan Boswell: 10.6 | 6.3 | +4.3
Henri Veesaar: 1.2 | 5.2 | -4.0
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
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