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03/26 03:42 CDT Arizona Wildcats take on the Arkansas Razorbacks in Sweet 16
Arizona Wildcats take on the Arkansas Razorbacks in Sweet 16
By The Associated Press
Arkansas Razorbacks (28-8, 16-5 SEC) vs. Arizona Wildcats (34-2, 19-2 Big 12)
San Jose, California; Thursday, 9:45 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -7.5; over/under is 166.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Arizona takes on No. 14 Arkansas in the Sweet 16 round of
the NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats are 19-2 against Big 12 opponents and 15-0 in non-conference play.
Arizona is the Big 12 leader with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Tobe
Awaka averaging 3.6.
The Razorbacks are 16-5 against SEC opponents. Arkansas is second in the SEC
scoring 90.3 points per game and is shooting 50.2%.
Arizona makes 50.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.7
percentage points higher than Arkansas has allowed to its opponents (45.3%).
Arkansas averages 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per
game than Arizona allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Awaka is averaging 9.3 points and 9.3 rebounds for the
Wildcats. Brayden Burries is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Darius Acuff Jr. is shooting 48.6% and averaging 23.3 points for the
Razorbacks. Meleek Thomas is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 10-0, averaging 81.8 points, 38.9 rebounds, 14.0
assists, 5.3 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.
Razorbacks: 9-1, averaging 91.5 points, 33.7 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 7.3 steals
and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 86.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
