Los Angeles—When No. 14 Arizona came into Pauley Pavilion Saturday; the Wildcats were a six-point underdog and had to face their biggest task of the season to shut down not just star freshman Lonzo Ball, but No. 3 UCLA’s high-powered offense.
UCLA had the No. 1 scoring offense (93.3 points per game), scoring margin (+17.8), and field goal percentage (53.6 percent) in the Pac-12 conference. The Bruins entered the matchup shooting 44.1 percent from 3-point range and were averaging 22.5 assists per game, which were also top statistics in the Pac-12.
“They’re as good of an offensive team as I’ve ever seen,” Arizona head coach Sean Miller said.