Arizona heads in to the locker rooms with momentum on their side and a 34-25 lead over the Bears after ending the half on a 7-0 run. The run started when Allen knocked down his second 3-point shot of the half, and proceeded to steal the ball and find Simmons in transition for a breakaway dunk. Parker Jackson-Cartwright was able to draw a foul in the waning seconds of the half to give Arizona a nine-point lead.
Even with both offenses shooting the ball well early on, the pace of play and tight defenses made points seemingly hard to come by.