PHOENIX -- Arizona men’s basketball outlasted No. 7 Texas A&M 67-64 in the Valley of the Sun Shootout using a formula that had been foreign to it seven games into the season: defense. It’s what an Arizona basketball game usually feels like but had disappeared until now.
“I thought this was our best defensive effort of the year,” head coach Sean Miller said.
The Wildcats held the previously undefeated Aggies to their lowest point total of the season and mostly contained a powerful A&M frontcourt. 6-10 forward and projected NBA lottery pick Robert Williams scored just four points on six shots.