Arizona men's basketball's freshmen stars play like veterans, powering NCAA Tournament run as Wildcats face gritty Utah State in a high-stakes second-round clash.
- Bruce Pascoe
Arizona men's basketball was never challenged in its 92-58 win over LIU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, shooting 53.7% and holding the Sharks to just 30.2% shooting.
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- Michael Lev
The tipoff time and network assignment have been announced for the Arizona men's basketball team's second-round NCAA Tournament game against Utah State on Sunday.
Seen and heard in San Diego: McKale West, Krivas' jaw-dropper and pizza at Othick's place- Bruce Pascoe
Go behind the scenes of Arizona men's basketball's first-round NCAA Tournament game vs. LIU in San Diego with Arizona Daily Star reporter Bruce Pascoe.
- Greg Hansen
Greg Hansen's notebook: There was so much drama attached to the 1951 Arizona-LIU game in Tucson that the New York Times and New York Daily News turned it into headlines.
Michael Lev column: Breaking down Arizona men’s basketball’s 92-58 victory over LIU in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, including the Wildcats’ businesslike approach and their dominant big man.
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After Arizona made 6 of 13 3-pointers to beat LIU, guard Jaden Bradley said the Wildcats reacted to what the Sharks' defense gave them. He earlier noted that UA assistant coach Ken Nakagawa advised them to play clean and avoid sending the Sharks to the line, and UA wound up taking 23 more fr…
Arizona players -- and staffers -- warm up for the Wildcats' first-round NCAA Tournament game against LIU on Friday, March, 20, 2026.
Scouting report for Arizona men's basketball vs. LIU on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in San Diego.
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SEATTLE — Seattle basketball is having a moment. The Washington Husky men are missing it. They are an outlier amid the optimism, as a seventh consecutive men’s NCAA Tournament begins without Washington. Meanwhile, the Husky women are dancing for a second straight March, with Tina Langley’s team earning a No. 6 seed. Professional basketball is simmering in the city, with a Sonics return teasing ...
DAYTON, Ohio — SMU just wanted to put the narratives to bed. In football, the shadow of the death penalty stretched more than 30 years. In basketball, it was a decade-long NCAA Tournament drought and a reputation for falling short on Selection Sunday. The move to the ACC was supposed to change that — a chance to return to college sports’ biggest stages and reshape how SMU is perceived. Less ...
For skeptics, any outcome in which Arizona falls short of the Final Four would add to evidence that UA belongs on the short list of the NCAA Tournament's greatest underachievers.
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SAN DIEGO -- Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said point guard Jaden Bradley has been practicing normally leading up to the Wildcats' NCAA Tournament first round game against LIU on Friday.
The LIU players NBA standout Rod Strickland will lead into an NCAA Tournament game Friday against Arizona have almost no clue about what their coach used to do on the floor.
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