Bear Down Wildcats

#2 [1] UCLA (29-4, 18-2) vs. #8 [2] ARIZONA (27-6, 14-6)
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Time: 8:30 p.m. (MT)
Location: Las Vegas, Nev. | T-Mobile Arena (18,000)
TV: ESPN (Dave Pasch & Bill Walton)
Radio: 1290AM & Varsity Network (Brian Jeffries & Reggie Geary)
Live Stats: ArizonaStats.com
Series History: Arizona trails, 47-63
In the Pac-12 Tournament: Arizona leads, 6-5

NOTABLES
• Arizona is playing UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game for the second straight season. Overall, it's Arizona's 11th appearance in the title tilt with an 6-4 record.
• With Friday's win over No. 6 seed Arizona State, 78-59, the Wildcats improve to 5-0 in the Pac-12 Tournament under head coach Tommy Lloyd. Overall, Lloyd is 8-0 in the city of Las Vegas and 7-0 at T-Mobile Arena. Lloyd is the first Pac-12 coach to reach the title game in his first two seasons. No Pac-12 coach has won the tournament title in both of their first two seasons.
• The 19-point margin of victory over ASU was the biggest for UA since an 80-52 win over Oregon in the 2015 title game.
• With 23 assists against ASU, Arizona tied the Pac-12 Tournament single-game record that Arizona set in 1989 against Oregon State.
• The 40 all-time wins in the Pac-12 Tournament are the most of any conference program.
• The win over ASU was also the 60th for Lloyd, extending his NCAA record for most wins through two seasons by a head coach (58 by Bill Guthridge from UNC).
• Through the first 70 games of Tommy Lloyd's head coaching career, Arizona has shot 50% or better from the floor 39 times. The Wildcats also have 38 games of 20+ assists under Lloyd.
• With 23 assists against ASU, Arizona tied the Pac-12 Tournament single-game record that Arizona set in 1989 against Oregon State.
• In five games at the Pac-12 Tournament under Lloyd, Arizona has shot 54.3% overall.
• UA holds a 11-1 record all-time as the second seed in the Pac-12 Tournament. The Wildcats are 9-2 all-time on March 11 in the Pac-12 tournament.
• As a team, Arizona has made 286 3-pointers this season, 10 shy from tying the Arizona single-season record of 296 set in 2010-11.
• The trio of Azuolas Tubelis (17-23), Oumar Ballo (17-23) and Cedric Henderson Jr. (12-21) are shooting a combined 46 of 67 (68.7%) through the first two games this week.
• Courtney Ramey (82) and Kerr Kriisa (80) are the first Arizona teammates to make 80 or more 3-pointers in the same season since Damon Stoudamire (93) and Khalid Reeves (85) in 1993-94.
• Arizona is 49 of 75 (65.3%) inside the 3-point arc during this Pac-12 Tournament.
• Nationally, Arizona ranks second in assists/game (19.4), fourth in points/game (83.3), fifth in field goal percentage (49.9%) and ninth in rebounds/game (39.5).

I’m not sure I can take another night of Walton…

Cracking 1!

Dear lord… I’m awake now!

Cracking 2!

Greg going big today, pun intended

Cracking 3!

If the Wildcats bring it half as hard as Greg has, I’ll think we’ll be ok.

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:06 pm I’m not sure I can take another night of Walton…

Same here. I imagine Pasch is starting to feel the same way too. He really needs to retire, or change his meds.

When Vitale was doing games I tried to find a radio stream to not hear him, which was tricky since the timing is way off between live TV and radio, since TV has a delay, and streaming adds to that.

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:54 pm

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:06 pm I’m not sure I can take another night of Walton…

Same here. I imagine Pasch is starting to feel the same way too. He really needs to retire, or change his meds.

When Vitale was doing games I tried to find a radio stream to not hear him, which was tricky since the timing is way off between live TV and radio, since TV has a delay, and streaming adds to that.

LOL Vitale is calling the Ku/TX game

Someone let the team know

Tokin' 1!

Cracking 4!

pc in NM wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:14 pm

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:54 pm

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:06 pm I’m not sure I can take another night of Walton…

Same here. I imagine Pasch is starting to feel the same way too. He really needs to retire, or change his meds.

When Vitale was doing games I tried to find a radio stream to not hear him, which was tricky since the timing is way off between live TV and radio, since TV has a delay, and streaming adds to that.

LOL Vitale is calling the Ku/TX game

To show you how fucked up ESPN is I was watching the Kansas - Texas game and Shaq was at the game. Dickie V said he called the Arizona - LSU game and it was the coming out party for Shaq and he dominated Sean Rooks. Strange I didn't remember it like that.
Shaq had 10 points and 4 rebounds. Rooks 16 points and 5 rebounds. ESPN has no problem just making shit up. I wish the one eyed trouser trout would hurry and visit his friend Jimmy V and take the loser Seth with him.
On another note Texas is not getting the calls vs Kansas. What a surprise.

pc in NM wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:14 pm

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:54 pm

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:06 pm I’m not sure I can take another night of Walton…

Same here. I imagine Pasch is starting to feel the same way too. He really needs to retire, or change his meds.

When Vitale was doing games I tried to find a radio stream to not hear him, which was tricky since the timing is way off between live TV and radio, since TV has a delay, and streaming adds to that.

LOL Vitale is calling the Ku/TX game

What the heck? Thought he retired.

The exact game when I started despising Dick.

Bona is playing and he doesn't shoot threes that I know of. Might be Kerr is just tougher.

Cracking 5!

I thought we played an away, then home game against lsu. If I remember correctly we both won our home games. Same thing with the Michigan fab 4 , with us winning against a fab 3

one more to complete the revenge tourney run

cerec_cat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:49 pm I thought we played an away, then home game against lsu. If I remember correctly we both won our home games. Same thing with the Michigan fab 4 , with us winning against a fab 3

UA/LSU head to head: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pl ... =date_game

cerec_cat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:49 pm I thought we played an away, then home game against lsu. If I remember correctly we both won our home games. Same thing with the Michigan fab 4 , with us winning against a fab 3

Vitale said it was at the game in Arizona......

TheCat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:30 pm

cerec_cat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:49 pm I thought we played an away, then home game against lsu. If I remember correctly we both won our home games. Same thing with the Michigan fab 4 , with us winning against a fab 3

Vitale said it was at the game in Arizona......

We lost the away game by 10 at LSU and a year later we won by 20 at McKale if memory serves me correctly. Shaq dominated us in the first game. Back in the Tucson Skyline days with Rooks, Stokes, and then Brian Williams.

Captain Obvious wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:36 pm

TheCat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:30 pm

cerec_cat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:49 pm I thought we played an away, then home game against lsu. If I remember correctly we both won our home games. Same thing with the Michigan fab 4 , with us winning against a fab 3

Vitale said it was at the game in Arizona......

We lost the away game by 10 at LSU and a year later we won by 20 at McKale if memory serves me correctly. Shaq dominated us in the first game. Back in the Tucson Skyline days with Rooks, Stokes, and then Brian Williams.

The (alleged) start of "Hack a Shaq".

The Michigan game was great followed by the Fiesta Bowl the next day. I had a great weekend

Speaking of lsu, I think their fans are some of the worst out there. On a positive note I really liked the documentary “Stand” about Chris Jackson. Saw him play in the ncaa first round at McKale center. One of the best players I have ever seen

azgreg wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:26 pm

I expect that diagnosis to change before their first game next week.

Cracking 6!

Azgreg bringing it tonight.

What's this cheap ass lead in game goin on at the moment.

AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:53 pm

azgreg wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:26 pm

I expect that diagnosis to change before their first game next week.

We'd better beat these ass clowns. If Bona's not in the middle, it really opens things up for Ballo and Tubelis.

Greg you're gonna be unconscious by game time at this rate

RichardCranium wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:06 pm Greg you're gonna be unconscious by game time at this rate

Nah, just dehydrated.

RichardCranium wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:06 pm Greg you're gonna be unconscious by game time at this rate

I'm good.

I fucking hate Duke.

Come on Virginia, make a comeback!

Fucking Duke. That should have been a foul.

Tokin 2. Let's go Cats!

ESPN, stop the Duke blowjob. We get it.

So, did Shier just win NCOY?

@FIsh, you got this?

Stream up if anyone needs

Can we make a bucket?

i'll show you a kicked ball

84Cat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:45 pm Can we make a bucket?

Or get a rebound?

At least we're playing good D.

First one to 10 wins.