The No. 11 (USA TODAY) Indiana Hoosiers will face the No. 9 Arizona Wildcats in men’s basketball action in Las Vegas.
of hoosiers The (8-1) are 2-1 in their last three games, beating North Carolina and Nebraska and losing to Rutgers.of wildcat (7-1) beat Clayton and California before and after losing to Utah.
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4:32 2H remaining: Arizona 80, Indiana 71
6:02 Left 2H: Arizona 74, Indiana 68
Race Thompson hit another 3 and IU is just 6 down. Thompson he has 16 points and 8 rebounds.
8:18 2 hours left: Arizona 72, Indiana 60
Malik Reneau was called on the flop. Of the ensuing sequence, Trace Jackson-Davies picked up a foul in the fourth, and Arizona extended their lead with a Kerr Kurisa 3 off an offensive rebound.
Trace Jackson-Davis will re-enter with 9:24 remaining. 0 points and 0 rebounds in the second half.
Adama Bal’s 3-pointer was his third and pushed Arizona’s lead to 10 with 10 minutes remaining.
11:55 2H remaining: Arizona 62, Indiana 56
Kerr Kriisa hits a 3.
12:40 left second half: Arizona 59, Indiana 56
Tamar Bates hit a 3 with 12:40 remaining, making IU the closest match since start time. He is up to 12 points.
15:47 2H remaining: Arizona 55, Indiana 46
Tamar Bates scores on consecutive plays.
Indiana cut the deficit to 5 in the opening minutes of the first half, but Arizona pushed it back to 13 with an 8-0 run.
Halftime: Arizona 46, Indiana 36
A 7-0 Arizona run in the second half gives them some breathing room.
Shooting 16.7 percent on 3-pointers, Race Thompson went 3-4 with 11 points. His Hoosiers for the rest, he’s 2/11 from long range.
Trace Jackson Davis had 7 points and 5 rebounds. He passed Christian Watford for his 10th place in career scoring for IU.
IU shoots 32.4% from the field and 45.5% in Arizona.
Arizona’s Pere Llarzon has 12 points and Azuoras Tuberis has 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
Indiana allowed a 17-0 run early on to take the lead to 19.
3:36 remaining First Half: Arizona 36, Indiana 31
Raith Thompson hit another 3 and IU’s deficit was reduced to 5.
Race Thompson, who was struggling with 3-pointers, hit two in a row to cut IU’s deficit to 33-25. Azuolas Tubelis rests He picked up his second foul in 6:24 but remained.
7:20 1H remaining: Arizona 31, Indiana 17
Indiana is 7-of-27 and Arizona is 10-of-19. After the Hoosiers missed the first seven, Miller came in with his three in his cup.
11:01 1st Half End: IU Finally Scores Again
After 17 consecutive runs, Xavier Johnson made two free throws. Arizona leads him 27-10.
IU has six fouls, so Arizona will be the bonus for the other half. Xavier Johnson is back with 11:42 left on his two fouls.
12:06 Left 1st Half: Arizona 23, Indiana 8
Arizona scored 13 straight points. Azuolas Tubelis had 8 points and 4 rebounds. IU is 4 of 14 shooting with 4 turnovers.
13:24 1H remaining: Arizona 18, Indiana 8
The Wildcats wind up 8 consecutive points. They have a 9-4 rebound advantage and are 7/11 out of the field.
Xavier Johnson picked up the second foul with 15:54 remaining.
15:58 1H remaining: Arizona 7, Indiana 6
The Arizona big man has 5 out of 7 points.
Arizona big man Umar Baro laid off Race Thompson on IU’s first possession, and Thompson missed 3 and 2 on the play.
IU’s freshman guard has tested his hips on shootarounds, but is unlikely to get the go-ahead to play. defeated North Carolina. He scored 14 points and had 6 rebounds in the game.
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