The No. 9 Arizona Wildcats and Long Beach State Beach play in the NCAA Tournament opening round. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season. Arizona is 16-6 against the Pac-12, and Long Beach State is 13-10 against the Big West.
The Wildcats’ record in Pac-12 play is 16-6, and their record is 9-2 against non-conference opponents. Arizona ranks second in college basketball with 18.6 assists per game led by Pelle Larsson averaging 3.6.
Arizona averages 87.9 points, 12.2 more per game than the 75.7 Long Beach State allows. Long Beach State averages 5.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Arizona allows.
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