Arizona basketball: Wildcats' player grades for the Wooden Legacy tournament

College basketball rankings: Arizona Wildcats fall to 14th in Coaches' poll, 19th in AP

Not too far of a fall after a somewhat underwhelming week

After suffering their first loss of the year, the Arizona Wildcats were sure to drop a bit in the standings.

They did, but not too far. Here's a look at the latest Coaches' and AP polls:

Coaches

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	PREV	HI/LOW
1	Kentucky Wildcats (29)	6-0	797	1	1/2
2	Maryland Terrapins (3)	5-0	759	2	2/3
3	Michigan State Spartans	6-0	720	4	4/13
4	Iowa State Cyclones	4-0	652	5	5/7
5	Duke Blue Devils	6-1	642	3	3/4
6	Kansas Jayhawks	4-1	615	7	5/7
7	Villanova Wildcats	6-0	613	9	8/9
8	Oklahoma Sooners	3-0	607	6	6/8
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	5-1	549	8	1/8
10	Virginia Cavaliers	5-1	495	12	6/12
11	Purdue Boilermakers	5-0	456	15	15/24
12	Gonzaga Bulldogs	4-1	376	11	11/12
13	Vanderbilt Commodores	5-1	343	16	16/20
14	Arizona Wildcats	5-1	320	10	10/10
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	6-0	299	22	22/23
16	Oregon Ducks	5-0	291	23	23/NR
17	Cincinnati Bearcats	7-0	282	24	24/NR
18	Xavier Musketeers	7-0	280	29	–
19	Syracuse Orange	6-0	221	NR	–
20	Texas A&M Aggies	6-1	175	30	–
21	Miami-Florida Hurricanes	5-1	145	19	19/NR
22	Louisville Cardinals	5-0	141	27	–
23	Baylor Bears	4-1	113	25	21/25
24	Providence Friars	6-1	110	NR	–
25	Butler Bulldogs	4-1	65	28	20/NR
Also Receiving Votes: Utah 62; Connecticut 53; California 43; Indiana 35; LSU 29; Notre Dame 25; George Washington 17; Dayton 11; Saint Mary?s 10; Davidson 10; UNLV 9; Pittsburgh 8; Monmouth 5; Iowa 5; South Carolina 4; Northern Iowa 3; Florida 2; Wichita State 2; Texas-El Paso 1.
Dropped Out: No. 13 California, No. 14 Indiana, No. 17 LSU, No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 20 Wichita State, No. 21 Connecticut.

AP

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	PREV
1	Kentucky (59)	6-0	1619	1
2	Maryland (4)	6-0	1512	2
3	Michigan State (2)	7-0	1510	3
4	Kansas	4-1	1342	5
5	Iowa State	5-0	1338	4
6	Oklahoma	4-0	1269	7
7	Duke	6-1	1253	6
8	Villanova	6-0	1218	8
9	North Carolina	5-1	1115	9
10	Virginia	5-1	965	12
11	Purdue	6-0	904	16
12	Xavier	7-0	801	23
13	Gonzaga	4-1	788	10
14	Syracuse	6-0	696	NR
15	Oregon	5-0	628	21
16	Vanderbilt	5-1	587	19
17	Cincinnati	7-0	551	24
18	Texas A&M	6-1	522	25
19	Arizona	6-1	504	11
20	West Virginia	6-0	363	NR
21	Miami (FL)	5-1	289	15
22	SMU	4-0	256	25
23	Providence	6-1	247	NR
24	Louisville	5-0	173	NR
25	Baylor	4-1	162	NR
Also Receiving Votes: Connecticut (4-2) 153; Utah (5-1) 72; Butler (4-1) 62; George Washington (6-1) 45; Indiana (4-2) 26; Northern Iowa (4-1) 25; Notre Dame (4-2) 22; California (4-2) 19; Pittsburgh (4-0) 11; Dayton (5-1) 8; San Diego State (4-3) 5; South Carolina (6-0) 5; Georgetown (2-3) 4; Texas-El Paso (6-0) 3; Northwestern (5-1) 2; LSU (3-2) 2; Iowa (4-2) 2; Arkansas-Little Rock (5-0) 2; Colorado State (5-1) 1; Davidson (4-0) 1; Louisiana Tech (5-0) 1; Monmouth (4-2) 1; Northeastern (5-1) 1

The Wildcats are still the highest-ranked Pac-12 team among the coaches, whereas they have been surpassed by Oregon among the writers.

Arizona only has one game this week, and it is at Gonzaga. The Bulldogs are ranked 12th and 13th after suffering a loss to Texas A&M this past week. It's going to be a huge game in Spokane, and one that still has a lot of national implications.

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Boise State vs. Arizona : Things we learned from the Wildcats' second win over the Broncos

The end result was the same as the previous meeting, but the route to arrive there showed us something new

After losing to the Providence Friars on Friday, the Arizona Wildcats got back on the horse (or Bronco) with a win over the Boise State Broncos, 68 - 59. It was the second time in ten days that the two teams faced off, with both ending in Arizona victories. The win gave Arizona 3rd place overall in the Wooden Legacy Tournament.

Given that this was a repeat of a game already played this year, it could have been difficult to learn anything new about the team. But with Arizona coming off their first loss of the young season, this was our first chance to see how the Wildcats respond and adjust after a disappointing performance. Here's what we found out.

1. The team has a short memory

It's often said that a player needs to have a short memory after committing a mistake; most of the time, this is said of a quarterback having just thrown an interception. You might have played poorly a few minutes ago, but that doesn't define how you're going to play now.

Arizona played poorly against Providence, with lackluster defensive efforts and non-existent performances from players who should be key contributors. Against Boise State, Arizona made certain to have a short memory of those failings.

Arizona's defense held Boise State to 39% from the field, forced 15 turnovers, and limited the Broncos to under 60 points. This is a marked improvement from the effort against Providence, which saw Arizona yielding 50% from the field and forcing 11 turnovers. It was also an improvement from the first time the Wildcats saw Boise State, in which they allowed the Broncos to shoot 43%, forced only 10 turnovers, and gave up almost 20 more points.

It's not often that a one-to-one comparison is available to a team this early in the season, since repeat non-conference games are fairly uncommon, so this is a good benchmark with which to gauge the progress of the defense. It's also encouraging to see the adjustments made after being lit up by Nick Duncan and James Webb III for a combined 48 points in the first matchup; Arizona held the pair to 28 points combined this time around.

Some of the players we expect will be key contributors this year also made a reappearance against the Broncos after being notably absent against Providence. Five players scored in double figures for the Wildcats, and the Jekyll side of Allonzo Trier posted 13 off the bench on 5-6 shooting. Gabe York still didn't shoot the ball well, but he stopped spraying shots from everywhere on the court and played outstanding defense. Dusan Ristic only played 9 minutes off the bench and did not score, but he did pull down five crucial rebounds, which helped spur a mini-run early in the first half. Ryan Anderson must literally have a very short memory, because he hurt his ankle not once, but twice, and decided to keep playing anyway.

All in all, the Wildcats bounced back on both sides of the ball in a way that indicates they won't be dragged down by past poor performances. Sean Miller said of his team in his post game interview, "When you lose a hard-fought game like we did against Providence, a lot of times that carries over. These guys did a great job of putting that game behind us."

2. For the love of Lute, penetrate!

I bemoaned the lack of offensive identity after the past few games. It appears now that Arizona is finding, at the very least, something to do with the ball on offense other than toss it around the perimeter until the shot clock wears out.

Penetrate and Crash. I'm trademarking that as the official motto of the Arizona offense.

In years' past, this could have been labeled Penetrate and Pass; T.J. McConnell was a master of the in-lane feed to either Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Aaron Gordon, Stanley Johnson, Kaleb Tarczewski, or Brandon Ashley, creating open looks and scoring opportunities for his teammates. Far too often, when Arizona guards have attempted that this season, the result has been a turnover. Against Boise State on Sunday, we saw that Allonzo Trier, Kadeem Allen, Ryan Anderson, and Mark Tollefsen can all create their own scoring opportunities by driving the lane and using their athleticism to score inside. Arizona crushed the Broncos in the paint, outscoring them 40-24 down low and grabbing six offensive rebounds.

This might seem like an obvious point, but it bears mentioning because this isn't how Arizona's offense has been operating thus far this season. Even in this game, it appeared that the Wildcats were content early to try and post up either Anderson or Tollefsen. This often resulted in a double team, bad shots, and suspect transition defense by the Wildcats. Once the Arizona backcourt made it a point to drive the lane and create scoring opportunities, the game opened up. The Wildcats not only scored inside, they also drew 24 fouls and shot 23 free throws to Boise State's 14. Arizona is probably not going to light it up from the perimeter, and the post-up offense doesn't create nearly as many scoring opportunities or utilize athleticism as well as the P&C offense does.

3. Success will require a team effort, not individual heroics

Ryan Anderson may have provided evidence that he can be a go-to player, but Arizona is going to need contributions across the board to have sustained success this season. I don't anticipate a Derrick Williams-style emergence from any one player on this roster, though it certainly wouldn't be fair to discount that possibility entirely. Instead, it appears that the best-case scenario is something very similar to what we saw against Boise State: Seven different players scored, five players in double figures, and the Wildcats had solid production from their bench. This was certainly a team effort, with no one player taking an unfair share of the load.

Maybe Boise State won't amount to a tournament team this year, but I'd argue that it's difficult to beat any team twice in one year. Arizona couldn't take down terrible Arizona State teams in both meetings the past two years, and those Wildcat teams were some of the best in the history of the program. No matter how you look at it, this win over Boise State was a great way to bounce back after the loss, show promise moving forward, and provide some positive momentum going into the looming game with the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

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Sonoran Hot Reads: Typical Orange County weekend for Arizona

Such a weird conundrum with SoCal and the Wildcats

Most fans of the Arizona Wildcats know about the hot-and-cold performances the team has put up in Anaheim, but reading the full depth of it really hits home after a decent, but not as successful as most would have liked, Wooden Legacy Tournament. Arizona did at least notch a win in the Honda Center Sunday, taking out Boise State for the second time this year. A nice little memory in case the 'Cats find themselves playing in the 2016 West Regional in the home of the Ducks.

- Although he averaged a double-double, Ryan Anderson did not make the all-tournament team

- Kaleb Tarczewski will undergo an MRI to determine the severity of his ankle injury when the team gets back to Tucson

- A pretty good night for Wildcats in the NBA

- Arizona recruiting target Andrew Jones had a pretty nice weekend at the Thanksgiving Hoopfest

Football

- Arizona checks in at No. 10 in ESPN's Pac-12 Power Rankings

- Rob Gronkowski looked like he got hurt pretty bad in the Sunday Night game, but was walking okay after getting x-rays taken

Other sports

- Arizona Volleyball was the 7th Pac-12 team to get in the NCAA Tournament

Tucson news

- Nasty car accident at Gates Pass

Freezing temperatures Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings across the majority of Southeast Arizona #Tucson #azwx http://pic.twitter.com/XuAKDDz7sn

— NWS Tucson (@NWSTucson) November 29, 2015

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Arizona Wildcats Volleyball makes NCAA Tournament, plays Western Kentucky Friday

Another postseason appearance for Arizona this year

After downing ASU on Senior Night Friday, the Arizona Wildcats volleyball team made the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team on Sunday.

WE'RE IN

— Arizona Volleyball (@ArizonaVBall) November 30, 2015

Arizona will travel to Provo, Utah to play Western Kentucky in the BYU Regional.

Bear Down. http://pic.twitter.com/c2Sa2LQWUm

— Arizona Volleyball (@ArizonaVBall) November 30, 2015

The Wildcats are one of seven Pac-12 teams to make the 64-team field. They did finish 7th in the Pac-12 standings this year, with a conference record of 9-11, and were 19-13 overall this year. The first game for Arizona will be at 5 PM MST on Friday evening.

FULL BRACKET

Sunday also happened to be Greg Byrne's birthday, and this combined with the basketball team's victory over Boise State earlier in the day were the only two birthday wishes he had, so successful day for him

Birthday wish granted for @Greg_Byrne! ✅ @APlayersProgram W ✅ @ArizonaVBall selected into @NCAAVolleyball tournament http://pic.twitter.com/rDmnYQNmQL

— Arizona Athletics (@AZATHLETICS) November 30, 2015

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Boise State vs. Arizona final score: Wildcats beat Broncos for the second time this season

The Wildcats got back to their winning ways

With the Arizona Wildcats coming off their first loss of the season, it was imperative for them to get back to their winning ways, and they did just that. The Wildcats defeated the Boise State Broncos, 68-59, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Here were the main takeaways:

Ailing Anderson: Already without Kaleb Tarczewski, the injury bug bit again when Ryan Anderson sprained his ankle while contesting a shot. After hobbling off the court, Anderson would stretch out his ankle on the sideline and return to the game a few minutes later. It seemed an injury scare had been avoided, but then later in the game, he got his ankle twisted again after getting tangled up on the defensive end. He was on the floor screaming in pain, and I didn't think we'd see him back on the court, but there he came.

For Anderson, it was a great showing of toughness for him to not only stay in the game and play 27 minutes, but to score 11 points and grab seven rebounds on top of it.  And luckily the team's next game isn't until next Saturday against Gonzaga, so Anderson and the rest of the team will have a whole week to get healthy. They really need it.

Weird Lineups: Due to injuries, we saw some crazy lineups by Sean Miller. He had Mark Tollefsen playing at center with four guards at one point, and he actually went to a complete five-guard lineup towards the end of the game. Hey, we even saw Justin Simon check in, too! He played just three minutes -- all of which were in the first half -- but it was still nice to see him get some time on the court. There was a brief Chance Comanche sighting as well.

Miller has mentioned that he's not quite sure which combinations do/don't work yet, and this was a game where it was clear that he is actively trying to figure it out. Of course, the injuries have also forced his hand.

Terrific Trier: Allonzo Trier struggled mightily in the team's first two games of the Wooden Legacy tournament, accumulating a total of just 10 points and six turnovers, but he bounced back in this game. He tied for a team-high 13 points and went 5-6 from the field and 3-4 from the free throw line. He did stop the ball at times, but when he's scoring as efficiently as he was, it's hard to be mad at that.

Balanced Offense: We're used to seeing Ryan Anderson or Gabe York lead the team in scoring, but in this game, it was Kadeem Allen and Trier, who both had 13 points. But as a whole, it was a team effort. The Wildcats had three other scorers in double figures -- Tollefsen, York, and Anderson -- and I think that will start to become a common theme for this team.

I was disappointed with Dusan Ristic's performance, though. He had a chance to make a major impact with the rest of the front court in shambles, but he didn't take advantage. His usual post game wasn't working -- he finished scoreless in nine minutes of play -- and was a non-factor in other areas of the game.

Improved Defense: Since the team was forced to use some odd lineup combinations, there were some defensive lapses and Boise State had ease getting into the paint at times, but Arizona's defense, for the most part, was solid. They held the Broncos to 40% shooting and 5-20 from behind the arc. The last time these teams met, the Wildcats had trouble slowing down Nick Duncan, the Broncos sharpshooting center, but the team held him to just 10 points.

Miller mentioned after the game that it was the team's best defensive game this season, and it's hard to disagree with that.

***

The win bumps the Wildcats to 6-1 on the season and they'll return to action next Saturday against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in Spokane, Washington.

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Sonoran Hot Reads: Rich Rodriguez not going to Virginia Tech

One school down, a few more to go

While his Memphis Tigers were crushing SMU on Sunday, reports surfaced that Justin Fuente would be named the next head coach at Virginia Tech this week. The readers over at Gobbler Country seem to be thrilled with this hire, and that certainly would not have been the case if they had hired Rich Rodriguez away from Arizona. VaTech was the main school swirling when RichRod rumors came up, even though I never truly believed he would be a serious candidate there. Just a couple of schools left to get through (South Carolina, Miami, possibly West Virginia) before we can all truly rest easy, but this is a big first step.

- As his last act as Virginia Tech coach, Frank Beamer dabbed, and dabbed hard

- Stanford's Playoff hopes are still alive after a strange, last-second win over Notre Dame

- USC won the Pac-12 South

- ASU lost to Cal on a last-second field goal

Basketball

- Take it easy with all the doom and gloom talk surrounding this team right now

- Steve Rivera caught up with Luke Walton while the Warriors were in Phoenix this week

- CBS previews Arizona's second meeting of the season with Boise State. We've got all your viewing info for Sunday's game

- You can check out some of Sean Miller's thoughts after the Providence loss

Baseball

- Keith Law has Bobby Dablec as the 30th-best prospect heading into the 2016 MLB Draft

Tucson news

- Take a Tucson Food Tour

- Pusch Ridge won the Division IV State Title

My face when I'm ready to pay at el super on 6th Ave and see 2 cashiers and about 10 carts per line. @whatsuptucson http://pic.twitter.com/sqAbuFYuHJ

— gabriel (@gamma5diaz) November 29, 2015

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Arizona basketball: Putting the Wildcats' loss to Providence in perspective

The Arizona Wildcats lost to the Providence Friars on Friday night. It was the first loss of the year.

It also, apparently, has signified the end of Arizona basketball as we know it.

There's been a steady diet of "I told you so" coming in since the loss, with some indicating that this team just isn't going to be any good. I've seen comments running the gambit from 2015 being a dead year, all the way to Sean Miller reaching his pinnacle in the Elite Eight.

After one loss.

I'm not going to try and convince anybody that the 2015-2016 team is going to the Final Four. I'm of the opinion that making any kind of long-ranging prediction about this team at this point in the season is a fools' errand; we just don't know that much about who this team is, what their ceiling may be, or how they're going to come together (or fall apart) by the end of the year. So whether you believe this team is going to challenge in the tournament or won't score another basket all year, your opinion is equally valid and justifiable.

No, my argument here is that we need to put this loss into perspective.

We're all well aware how spoiled we've been in the past few years of Arizona basketball. The 'Cats won their first 14, 21, and 12 games in 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively. We're not used to seeing Arizona lose this early in the year, especially to an opponent perceived to be "inferior." But let's not pretend this is the first time this has happened.

Anyone remember 1997, when Arizona lost to New Mexico Lobos in the third game of the year, 84 - 77? New Mexico turned out to be a good basketball team, going 28 - 5 on the year and making it to the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.

Remember how Arizona's 1997 season turned out?

That New Mexico team evokes similarities to the Providence Friars. They certainly weren't a pushover, but they also weren't a powerhouse. An NCAA tournament team with good talent that will be competitive in any game. In The Pit that night, a good team had a better night than an Arizona team that eventually won the title.

Just like the New Mexico loss was not a harbinger of doom for the '96-97 team, the Providence loss isn't the kiss of death for the '15-16 team. There are going to be growing pains with a team that returns one starter from the previous year and hosts a slew of transfers and freshmen. This isn't going to be the team that wins 21 in a row to start the year, but that doesn't mean they have no potential. I'm not saying they're going to turn into the '97 championship team, but I also don't think they're going to collapse into the '09-10 team that went 16-15 and missed the tournament. And hey, remember what happened to that team the next year after they had time to learn the system and each other?

Now is not the time to panic. Give the team time to coalesce and let's see what happens.

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Boise State vs. Arizona: Wildcats and Broncos to meet for second time in ten days

Hello again

This whole playing the Boise State Broncos all the time this year keeps on trucking as the Arizona Wildcats will play BSU for the second time this month. This time, it's for third place in the Wooden Legacy Tournament.

How to Watch:

Time: 2:30 PM MST

TV: ESPNU

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Arizona has had some trouble holding onto the ball in this tournament, turning it over 21 times against the Providence Friars on Friday night. When the Wildcats first played BSU, they had 13 turnovers, three each from Kadeem Allen, Allonzo Trier and Elliott Pitts.

More: Boise State/Michigan State recap

The Wildcats will also likely be without Kaleb Tarczewski, as Sean Miller said that he may be out for an extended period of time, and might have to shut him down for a while. Zeus was ineffective on the offensive end against the Broncos in the first meeting, but did pull down nine rebounds.

Rebounding hasn't been an issue in these past two games. Arizona outrebounded Providence 43-22 in the loss. Ryan Anderson had 15 rebounds against Boise the first time around, and I would expect him to do more of the same on Sunday.

For Boise, it will be the same four guys to worry about this time as it was last time. Nick Duncan has continued to show his scoring prowess after dropping 21 on Arizona. James Webb III went for 27 last time, so he'll certainly have some confidence heading into this matchup.

One thing that may cause them a bit of a hinderance is Anthony Drmic continuing to try and regain game shape. He missed most of last year with a knee injury, and against Michigan State, he was limited as his knee looked to be bothering him a bit. With the day off on Saturday, he should be better off than he was playing back-to-back days Thursday and Friday.

Even though this tournament pits some of its teams against each other in the regular season as well, this will be the only game where the teams have to play each other twice this year. I think it's kind of weird that Arizona is going to play Boise more times this year than it will play Colorado, Utah, and the Oregon schools, but that's the hand we've been dealt by the Wooden Legacy, and by Kris Dunn.

Also, it's time to exorcise some Anaheim demons.

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Providence vs. Arizona: What we learned from the Wildcats' first loss of the year

Your inexperience is showing.

Coming off an incredibly tight overtime victory against winless Santa Clara, the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team took on the undefeated Providence Friars in the Wooden Legacy Tournament. It was a game that many of us were hoping would give Arizona a chance to bounce back and fix some of the issues we witnessed against Santa Clara.

Instead, we saw an almost identical performance against the Friars. I suppose there's something to be said about consistency.

In similar fashion to Wednesday's game, Arizona's defense was suspect at best, the offense struggled to create scoring opportunities, and Gabe York had an atrocious night shooting the ball. Arizona was able to overcome this against a lesser opponent in Santa Clara, but Providence capitalized on Arizona's mistakes and it eventually cost the Wildcats the game. There's plenty for Arizona fans to glean from the first loss of the year, but here are three things we learned:

1. Inexperience abounds

Early season tournaments like the Wooden Legacy are an ideal opportunity to gauge how a team performs when the lights are a little brighter. Playing in McKale Center against Northwestern State is one thing, but going on the road in a tournament-style atmosphere is a completely different story. Though the symptoms manifested themselves in a myriad of forms, the root cause for Arizona's problems is traceable to their inexperience.

With the longest-tenured player, Kaleb Tarczewski, out with an injury and Gabe York deciding to take the night off offensively, Arizona essentially becomes a collection of transfers, first year starters, and freshmen who have little to no experience playing with each other. It's still exceptionally early in the year, and Arizona is showing that it still hasn't coalesced into a cohesive unit on either side of the ball. In years past, Arizona made up for a lack of experience with ridiculous talent (see: Aaron Gordon, Stanley Johnson), but that same line of thinking doesn't necessarily apply this year. Developing chemistry, cohesion, and rhythm is going to be critical going forward.

2. The backcourt is lagging behind the frontcourt

Gabe York's struggle has already been mentioned, but he wasn't alone. The Arizona backcourt shot a combined 11/29 from the floor, committed 12 turnovers, and struggled consistently in transition defense. Much has been made about Kadeem Allen's shift from scorer to distributor, but on a night when turnovers were abundant and points were scarce, Arizona needed more of the scoring persona.

Parker Jackson-Cartwright had a critical turnover late in the game, leading to a transition dunk by Providence that sealed the game. Allonzo Trier had 4 turnovers, 5 points, and missed both of this three point attempts. Elliot Pitts was non-existent on offense and taken to task by Providence star Kris Dunn on defense. The strength of the Wildcat team is certainly in their size and athleticism underneath, but the backcourt needs to produce at a much higher level than what they showed against Providence if Arizona is to be competitive.

3. Ryan Anderson is quickly becoming the linchpin of this team

It certainly wasn't all bad for Arizona. Ryan Anderson is doing all he can to remove some of the uncertainty surrounding Arizona's offensive identity by showing himself to be an absolute force underneath. Anderson had a nearly flawless evening, seemingly single-handedly keeping Arizona in the game with 27 points on 11/17 shooting and 12 rebounds. Arizona may have found their go-to player in Anderson, which may in turn help establish rhythm and consistency on the offensive end of the floor. When Anderson commands the level of attention he was given against Providence, the rest of the offense (particularly the perimeter) opens up. Sean Miller clearly emphasized running the offense through Anderson in the second half, and it kept Arizona in the game.

It's worth noting that Arizona tends to bring out the best in their opponents. Teams gear up to play their best games against the Wildcats, which comes with the territory of being a perennial contender in the NCAA Basketball landscape. A loss against a Providence team that hosts next-level talent isn't a reason to hit the panic button; it is, however, a learning experience for what is a very inexperienced team.

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Sonoran Hot Reads: Arizona volleyball beats ASU

Always nice to win games against that school!

It was Senior Day in McKale for the Arizona Volleyball team, but it was also Rivalry Day with ASU in town. The Cats made it a good one, taking the match in four sets. Also, Arizona football legend Tedy Bruschi was in attendance. Here's a look at the highlights from the day as Arizona put itself in good position for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid:

Basketball

- You know you want to know more things about Ryan Anderson, so here are nine things

- Kris Dunn was ridiculous at the end of that loss to Providence

Football

- We broke down incoming corner Isaiah Hayes' highlight reel

- TCU/Baylor gave us a driving rain storm, TCU cheerleaders with white short shorts in that rain storm, and this punt:

Shawn Oakman just ATE the TCU punter, who still managed to kick the ball. (via @RedditCFB) https://t.co/4Ce0fNGcjq https://t.co/uC8BPHgij0

— SB Nation (@SBNation) November 28, 2015

Other sports

- Women's basketball is 4-1 after beating North Texas 51-44

- GymCat Selynna Felix-Terrazas wants to be a boxing monkey

Tucson news

- Free adoption weekend at PACC

- There was a shooting near El Con

trippy cloud patterns @whatsuptucson http://pic.twitter.com/QPoRXWDFDv

— my (@MyraSendlak) November 27, 2015

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Arizona vs. Providence final score: Kris Dunn carries the Friars to a win over the Wildcats in the Wooden Legacy Tournament

Losing isn't fun

The Arizona Wildcats lost 69-65 to the Providence Friars in Fullerton, California on Friday night in the second round of the Wooden Legacy Tournament. The 'Cats led 58-51 with 6:32 left in the game, but a late Providence run led by Kris Dunn proved to be the difference. It's the first loss of the season for Arizona.

Here were the main takeaways from the game:

Amazing Anderson: Ryan Anderson was by far the best Wildcat in this game. He was dominating the boards and scoring inside at will. He finished with 27 points and 11 rebounds, and it seemed like every time Arizona needed a big play, he was there to deliver. Unfortunately for Arizona, he didn't get much help from others as Gabe York was the only other Wildcat that scored in double figures.

Too Many Turnovers: In the first half, Arizona shot over 55% from the field, yet found themselves up by just one. Why? They had 12 turnovers in the first 20 minutes alone. Then in the second half, they had nine. And some of them were just careless plays. Kadeem Allen dribbled the ball off of his foot, Ryan Anderson and Mark Tollefsen had an untimely miscommunication late in the second half, and Allonzo Trier -- well frankly I'm not sure what he was doing all game. He had four turnovers in limited minutes.

As a whole, the team's guards have to do a better job of taking care of the ball. Parker Jackson-Cartwright, Allen, and Trier combined for 11 turnovers and just seven assists. In the past, Arizona's defense could withstand a turnover-prone offense, but that's not the case this season.

Missing Zeus: Kaleb Tarczewski missed the game with an ankle injury and he was sorely missed. While Dusan Ristic wasn't bad -- he had six points and five rebounds -- he was in foul trouble all game. That left Arizona to go with a small frontline of Anderson and Tollefsen for much of the game, and defensively it wasn't very effective. The Friars shot 50% from the field.

York Struggles Again: I'm getting tired of Gabe York's shot selection. He went 3-15 from the field last game and went 4-12 against Providence. To his credit, he did hit some timely shots -- such as three with 6:31 left in the game that put Arizona up 58-51 -- but for the most part, couldn't find his shot. He also made a critical mistake when he helped on a post up (for no good reason) one pass away and it led to a Providence three, which cut Arizona's lead to 58-54 and ultimately spurred the Friars' late rally.

Pitiful Pitts: Elliott Pitts played 28 minutes and was basically invisible out there. He didn't score and had two rebounds, an assist, and a steal. I don't mind him playing in short spurts as he has in the past, but he's quickly becoming a fish out of water when getting major minutes. Of course with the injuries and Trier playing poorly, Miller was basically forced to play Pitts that many minutes, but I wish he'd give Justin Simon a chance.

Got It Dunn: Even though Kris Dunn was battling foul trouble all game, he still managed to scored 17 points and drop eight assists. He and Ryan Anderson were the most impactful players in the game, but it was Kris that got it Dunn (pun intended) down the stretch. He scored 10 points in the final three minutes of the game, and Arizona's lack of a lockdown defender became quite clear once again.

***

We were anticipating the Wildcats getting a crack at the Michigan State Spartans, but the loss means that they'll be facing the Boise State Broncos for the second time this season Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats beat them 88-76 in McKale Center a few weeks ago, but the Broncos did keep it close for the majority of the game. With Kaleb Tarczewski likely out again, it's going to take all hands on deck for Arizona to avoid its second straight loss.

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Providence vs. Arizona open thread: Wildcats meet Friars in Fullerton

Talkin' ball

It's the semifinals of the Wooden Legacy Tournament, as the Arizona Wildcats meet the Providence Friars in the final game of the day in Fullerton.

Come on down to the comments section to chat about the game with us! The game's on ESPN2, or Watch ESPN, or on the radio stream right here:

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Providence vs. Arizona: Q&A about the Friars with Big East Coast Bias

Let's get to know more about the Friars before Friday night's game

After struggling to make it out of the first round, the Arizona Wildcats take on the Providence Friars at 9:30 PM MST on Friday night.

Providence took down Evansville to set up this matchup behind some big games from Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil. To find out more about these two guys, as well as how the Friars matchup with the Wildcats, we asked Mike Hopkins of Big East Coast Bias some questions about the team he's most familiar with:

1. What is the biggest strength of Kris Dunn's game?

Mike: Kris Dunn's biggest strength is his ability to control a game. Dunn does pretty much everything on the court for the Friars. He has a 6'8 wingspan and loves to use it in passing lanes on the defensive end. On the offensive end he has gotten much better about taking care of the ball and he can basically get to the rim whenever he wants. He has sick vision when defenses throw extra bodies his way and he is a streaky shooter at this point. He got his shooting going in the second half against Evansville last night.

2. Ben Bentil had a big night on Thursday. What's been the key to his success over the past couple of games?

Mike: Ben Bentil is at his best when he slows down and plays under control. He's usually good for a blown layup or two every game because he appears to be rushing for whatever reason. When he slows down and let's the game come to him he has been most successful. It certainly helps that Dunn draws much of the attention and has the ability to feed Bentil in spots that give him a good chance to score the ball.

3. Are the Friars good at playing zone defense? Arizona can't play offense against a zone this year.

Mike: Providence has shown a pretty solid 2-3 zone at times this season. The Friars aren't big inside but they have a lot of length on the wings and in the backcourt. They played zone to open the game last night but D.J. Balentine quickly shot them out of it. Arizona isn't the shooting team that Evansville is though so I could see Providence sink into a zone to try to force the Wildcats to play from the outside while also mitigating some potential foul issues.

4. What are your predictions for this game?

Mike: I think this will be a very entertaining game and will be tight throughout. If Providence is going to win it will have to be on the back of Kris Dunn -- both scoring and dishing for open looks -- but I'm not sure Dunn will be able to do enough to carry the Friars to victory. I'm predicting a 73-71 Arizona win.

Thank you to Mike for taking some time out of his holiday weekend to answer my annoying questions. You can follow Mike on Twitter @pcbb1917 and be sure to check out Big East Coast Bias for all of your Big East needs

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Film Room: Breaking down Arizona cornerback commit Isaiah Hayes

Arizona vs. Providence: Wildcats look for bounce back performance against the Friars in the Wooden Legacy Tournament

The Wildcats will have to try to defend one of the best players in college basketball

Two games in two days? No problem!

How To Watch

Time: 9:30 p.m. MST

TV: ESPN2

Streaming: Watch ESPN

What To Watch

The Arizona Wildcats (5-0) are coming off their worst performance of their season -- a 77-75 overtime win against the winless Santa Clara Broncos. The Wildcats -- who have struggled defensively this season -- allowed Jordan Brownridge to put up 44 points and the Broncos to shoot nearly 44% from the field.

Defensive woes aren't the only issues the team had. Their offense once again struggled against a zone, as the team shot 3-22 from behind the arc. Gabe York shot 3-15 from the field and 1-10 from three-point land. Not to mention that Kaleb Tarczewski -- who has been in poor health this season -- injured his ankle late in the second half and did not return. The team does not yet know how serious the injury is yet.

"Kaleb Tarczewski has been injured his entire time here -- his senior year," Sean Miller said. "He has practiced maybe two weeks and been bothered by both ankles. I know he reinjured one tonight. I do not know the severity."

With or without Tarczewski, the Wildcats won't have much time to regroup from Thursday's victory. They'll be taking on the Providence Friars on Friday night. The Friars (5-0) beat Evansville 74-64 in their Wooden Legacy Tournament opener, and they feature a trio of scorers that average 15+ points per game -- Kris Dunn, Rodney Bullock, and Ben Bentil.

Dunn is the player the Wildcats have to be the most cautious about. The junior is averaging 18.4 points per game, 7.4 rebounds per game, an 6.4 assists per game this season, and is projected as a top-10 draft pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.

The athletic, 6-4 point guard hasn't shot the ball that well this season, as he's made just four of 19 three-point attempts, but he is relentless at getting to the rim and the free throw line. And aside from finishing at the rim himself, his driving ability forces defenses to collapse on him, and he's more than capable of finding open teammates, as he has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.64.

If the Wildcats thought guarding Jordan Brownridge was difficult, wait until they get a look at Kris Dunn. Kadeem Allen and Elliott Pitts were the ones given the task of guarding Brownridge, so it's likely they'll be the ones tracking Dunn.

Sean Miller isn't looking forward to it.

"Kris Dunn can score 60 against Arizona tomorrow," he said. "That’s one thing I would look at if I were ESPN. Can Dunn score more than Brownridge on Arizona? There’s a chance he could get 50."

That said, if there's one thing the Wildcats can do that would help them avoid the upset it's to force Providence to hit shots from the perimeter. The Friars are shooting just 30.5% from behind the arc this season. But that's easier said than done when Kris Dunn is slashing through the defense and drawing so much attention.

I expect this game to go down to the wire.

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Arizona basketball: Four things we learned about the Wildcats in their win against Santa Clara

This ugly game will serve as a learning experience for the Wildcats

The No. 13 Arizona Wildcats defeated the Santa Clara Broncos 75-73 in overtime in what was a horrible, horrible game of basketball.

Gabe York went 3-15 from the field and 1-10 from three (he just kept shooting and shooting) and Kaleb Tarczewski left the game in the second half with an ankle injury and never returned. It's a game the Wildcats would like to move on from, but here are some things we learned anyway:

The defense has serious issues

Arizona allowed a winless Santa Clara team to shoot 43.4% from the field and 38.5% from three. It's the second time this season -- with the Boise State game being the first -- that teams were consistently able to manufacture open shots against the Wildcats' defense.

"We have such a long way to go on defense, it’s not even close." Sean Miller said after the game. "The last two years, if you saw Arizona play, you saw two of the nation’s best defensive teams and we are just starting the ascent to potentially one day arrive somewhere in the stratosphere of that."

What's going to happen when they face the better teams in the Pac-12, or heck, their next opponent, the Kris Dunn-led Providence Friars? It's a scary thought.

This game also made it obvious that the Wildcats don't have a lockdown defender this season. They let Jordan Brownridge go off for 44(!) points. Last season, Sean Miller could have put Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, T.J. McConnell, or Stanley Johnson on Brownridge to slow him down. This time he was used Kadeem Allen and Elliott Pitts, and yeah... it didn't go so well (though I was encouraged by Pitts' effort).

"That doesn’t at all mean that Brownridge didn’t earn his baskets tonight and that Santa Clara didn’t execute their game plan, they really did," Miller said. "Did they play against an outstanding defensive team tonight? No."

Maybe someone will emerge as the team's lockdown defender as the season progresses and the struggles defensively will be fixed as the players get accustomed to the new rules, but man, that side of the ball does not look good right now.

The struggles against zone defenses haven't gone away

Coming into the season, I felt that the team's improved perimeter shooting would help them produce against zone defenses, but that doesn't look like the case so far. The team still moves the ball without purpose and and they don't seem to want to penetrate the zone either by pass or off the dribble. They're too content with settling for threes and when they're not hitting them  -- such as in this game as they shot 3-22 from behind the arc -- they simply have trouble scoring consistently.

3-22 is not something you can expect to see very often from this Arizona team, but still, if the shots aren't falling, they have to get something going towards the rim. Especially when there is such a distinct size advantage as there was in this game.

Gabe York's confidence might be too high

After York's hot start to the season, Miller said the guard has earned the right to have a green light on offense. While I don't mind York looking to create for himself, he forced the issue too much against Santa Clara. He struggled all night long, yet continued to force up shot after shot, many weren't even good looks. Eventually he finished 3-15 from the field and 1-10 from three. That's unacceptable and cannot continue to happen moving forward.

With the amount of attention players like Ryan Anderson and Kaleb Tarczewski command and Arizona's point guards' ability to create, the shots will come to York. He shouldn't have to feel like he has to take "x" amount of shots each game. Hopefully this is one of those "it happens" games. Sean Miller felt it was, at least.

"He had a really hard night tonight," he said after the game. "A couple games ago against Boise St., Gabe was terrific and we would have won if he didn’t play that well. You are going to have games from time to time that aren’t going to go well. Tonight didn’t go well for him."

This will serve as a learning experience

You know how you learn something from your mistakes? Well, it sure sounds like that's the case with Sean Miller after this game. Allonzo Trier played well, and arguably should've replaced York down the stretch, but he inexplicably played just 12 minutes. Dusan Ristic played only 14 minutes, and the team could have used his size and scoring ability after Tarczewski left with an injury in the second half.

Miller's rotations were confusing all game, and he admitted his coaching was subpar.

"If you go to the 5 minute mark in the first half, we were really in command and I subbed a number of guys and from that substitution on I don’t think we really regained any type of control of the game," he said.

"I told the guys at the end of the game, I really did a terrible job coaching the team," he added. "We have to look at who is playing well together, maybe playing guys more at one position instead of at multiple positions. What happens is you settle in and improve and get better. At this time of year you are really looking for improvement and I think tonight’s game sets us up to learn a lot about our team moving forward."

Regardless of how Miller coached tonight, him being able to realize his mistakes is an important attribute. The last thing you want is a coach that's stubborn and continues to roll with what doesn't work. That's not the case with Sean Miller. He and the team will learn from this lackluster performance and they'll be better as a result.

"You like to learn a lot about your team and tonight I think we got a heavy dose of a lot of lessons and a lot of things that are going to help us move forward," Miller said.

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Sonoran Hot Reads: Tom Izzo wins 500th career game in Wooden Legacy Tournament

Plenty of interesting things from day one in Fullerton

Day one of the Wooden Legacy is in the books, and plenty of interesting things happened, including the Arizona Wildcats narrowly avoiding the upset of the season. The most historic of the things that happened though was Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo earning his 500th career win in a blowout of Boston College. Denzel Valentine also notched a triple-double in that game, and the Spartans will face Boise State on Friday after the Broncos beat UC-Irvine

- On Arizona's side of the bracket, Providence got by a pesky Evansville team, and did so with more than just Kris Dunn, although the All-American Friar looked like he could do some serious damage to the Wildcats.

- Speaking of Dunn, Jeff Goodman explores what has led the Providence guard to this point in his life, and how he has become the person he is now. He's been to some dark places

- Here are five things Arizona fans should be thankful for courtesy of Adam Green

Football

- Texas Tech beat Texas by faking a damn kneel down

- Here's the full TV schedule for the non-Arizona week of college football

Other sports

- Throwback Thursday caught up with former GymCat Randi Liljenquist Acosta

- Volleyball fell to Oregon State on Wednesday

Tucson news

- A bunch of people showed up at PACC to walk the dogs. Pretty cool

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Santa Clara vs. Arizona final score: Wildcats thankful for 75-73 OT win over Broncos

Arizona basketball: Give Elliott Pitts some time

Elliott Pitts has not exploded out of the gate, true, but it's been a strange start to the college basketball season.

Right before the 2015-16 season started, I submitted a FanPost entitled "Elliott Pitts Rises?", in which I predicted his junior season, primarily as a result of Ray Smith's season-ending ACL tear, would finally be the year when Elliott Pitts proves once and for all that he is a legitimate threat. Several hours later, he was scrapped from Arizona's opening game against Pacific after injuring his left knee in practice.

In his first game of the season, against Bradley, he recorded three points on 1-6 shooting and three rebounds in 20 minutes. In his second game, against Boise State, he scored three points, committed three turnovers, and fouled out in just 11 minutes. And against Northwestern State Sunday night, he missed all three of his three-point attempts while nearly fouling out again in 17 minutes of ball.

Season averages so far: 2.7 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 3.0 APG.

In a recent article, fellow Desert Swarm writer, Alec Sills-Trausch, graded Elliott Pitts' overall performance against Boise State and Northwestern State a C, and rightly so. My prediction about Elliott Pitts unleashing a break-out season was a foolhardy claim, you might now say. I should be banned from ever writing about the Arizona men's college basketball team ever again, you may argue.

Nonsense, I answer. Not so fast, I reason.

This early in the season, these performances mean nothing. They are in no way an indicator of what is to come. While on the court, Elliott Pitts has shown, however briefly, he can be a dangerous threat, especially against Bradley. In that game, he repeatedly found the open man for easy buckets. Oh, you say that it was a fluke that he delivered a career-best and also a game-high seven assists? Well, I counter, if he hadn't unbelievably fouled out in 11 minutes during the following game against Boise State, it is perfectly reasonable to presume he would have expanded upon the two assists he had already accumulated.

True, he may not have delivered one single assist the very next game against Northwestern State, but let us pause here for a moment and take a look around at all the strange drama that has already unfolded at the start of this college basketball season. Quite a number of unexpected occurrences have transpired. Even without Marcus Paige, who honestly predicted No. 1 North Carolina to get beat by Northern Iowa? If I hadn't attended a literary conference on Northern Iowa's campus last summer, I probably wouldn't have even known they had a Division-I basketball team. Western Illinois beat last season's NCAA Runner-up and No. 17 Wisconsin. George Washington beat defensive powerhouse and No. 6 Virginia, and Tulsa upended No. 9 Wichita State.

The lesson to be gleaned here: What has transpired so far does not actually bear serious consideration. Quality teams losing to practically unheard-of schools, Elliott Pitts fouling more than he scores--these things garner merely an eye roll.

The Arizona Wildcats next play Santa Clara on Thanksgiving night in the Wooden Legacy tournament. No, I am not going to claim that Elliott Pitts will go off for 20 points and 10 assists, but I do expect an improvement from his previous three appearances. At the very least, I expect he will control himself physically enough to play the kind of tenacious and smart defense he is capable of.

Like Virginia and Wisconsin and North Carolina and Wichita State, do not count Elliott Pitts out. There is still plenty of time for whatever kinks have discombobulated him to uncoil themselves and release the potential head coach Sean Miller referred to when he said that Elliott Pitts is "someone who can step up, no question, in the future."

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Week 13 College Football TV Schedule

Lots of games to watch all Thanksgiving weekend

There may not be an Arizona Wildcats game to watch this weekend, but there are plenty of other college football games to watch throughout the holiday.

Here's how you can do that, and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Thu, Nov 26, 2015
7:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	South Florida	at	UCF
7:30 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Texas Tech	at	Texas
Fri, Nov 27, 2015
12:00 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Miami (FL)	at	Pittsburgh
12:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Marshall	at	Western Kentucky
12:00 PM ET ABC	(15) Navy	at	Houston
12:00 PM ET CBSS	Western Michigan	at	(24) Toledo
12:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Kent State	at	Akron
1:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Eastern Michigan	at	Central Michigan
2:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Troy	at	Georgia State
2:30 PM ET CBSSEC Live	Missouri	at	Arkansas
3:30 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Oregon State	at	(17) Oregon
3:30 PM ET FOXFoxSportsGo	(20) Washington State	at	Washington
3:30 PM ET ABC	(4) Iowa	at	Nebraska
3:30 PM ET CBSS	Boise State	at	San Jose State
4:30 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Massachusetts	at	Buffalo
7:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(7) Baylor	at	(19) TCU
8:00 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Tulsa	at	Tulane
Sat, Nov 28, 2015
12:00 PM ET CBSS	Cincinnati	at	East Carolina
12:00 PM ET ESPNNWatchESPN	SMU	at	Memphis
12:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Iowa State	at	West Virginia
12:00 PM ET BTNBTN2Go	Indiana	at	Purdue
12:00 PM ET BTNBTN2Go	Maryland	at	Rutgers
12:00 PM ET FSNFoxSportsGo	Southern Miss	at	Louisiana Tech
12:00 PM ET ABC	(8) Ohio State	at	(10) Michigan
12:00 PM ET ASN	Florida Atlantic	at	Old Dominion
12:00 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(1) Clemson	at	South Carolina
12:00 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Virginia Tech	at	Virginia
12:00 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Georgia	at	Georgia Tech
12:00 PM ET SECNWatchESPN	Louisville	at	Kentucky
12:30 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Boston College	at	Syracuse
12:30 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Duke	at	Wake Forest
2:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Louisiana-Lafayette	at	Appalachian State
2:00 PM ET RSRM/RSNW	UNLV	at	Wyoming
2:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	South Alabama	at	Georgia Southern
2:30 PM ET FCS	Middle Tennessee	at	Texas-San Antonio
2:30 PM ET PAC12Pac-12 Live	Colorado	at	(23) Utah
3:30 PM ET ABC/ESPN2WatchESPN	(14) North Carolina	at	NC State
3:30 PM ET CBSSEC Live	(2) Alabama	at	Auburn
3:30 PM ET ASN	Charlotte	at	Rice
3:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	Penn State	at	(5) Michigan State
3:30 PM ET BTNBTN2Go	Wisconsin	at	Minnesota
3:30 PM ET FSNFoxSportsGo	UTEP	at	North Texas
3:30 PM ET ABC/ESPN2WatchESPN	(22) UCLA	at	USC
3:30 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	(16) Northwestern	vs. (Chicago, IL)	Illinois
3:30 PM ET CBSS	BYU	at	Utah State
4:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Arkansas State	at	New Mexico State
4:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Kansas State	at	Kansas
4:00 PM ET SECNWatchESPN	Vanderbilt	at	Tennessee
5:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Texas State	at	Idaho
7:00 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Connecticut	at	(25) Temple
7:15 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	(18) Mississippi	at	(21) Mississippi State
7:30 PM ET FOXFoxSportsGo	(6) Notre Dame	at	(9) Stanford
7:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(13) Florida State	at	(12) Florida
7:30 PM ET SECNWatchESPN	Texas A&M	at	LSU
8:00 PM ET ABC	(3) Oklahoma	at	(11) Oklahoma State
9:00 PM ET CBSS	Colorado State	at	Fresno State
10:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Arizona State	at	Cal
10:15 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Air Force	at	New Mexico
10:45 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Nevada	at	San Diego State
11:00 PM ET MWC	Louisiana-Monroe	at	Hawaii

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