The Arizona Wildcats are set to visit Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California for a Pac-12 clash against the UCLA Bruins. The Arizona Wildcats come into this matchup with a 19-9 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the USC Trojans, 57-48. Leading the way for the Arizona Wildcats was freshman forward Zeke Nnaji as he recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 steals. Freshman guard Nico Mannion had a productive outing for the Wildcats as he pitched in 11 points.
The Arizona Wildcats struggled shooting the ball against the USC Trojans as they connected on 16 of their 57 field goal attempts (28.1%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (11.5%). The Arizona Wildcats were even with the USC Trojans in the turnover battle (15-15), but they edged out the Trojans in the rebounding department (38-32).
The UCLA Bruins come into this matchup with an 18-11 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the Arizona State Sun Devils, 75-72. Leading the way for the UCLA Bruins was freshman guard Jake Kyman as he recorded 21 points and 6 rebounds off the bench. Sophomore forward Jalen Hill had a productive outing for the Bruins as he pitched in 13 points and 8 rebounds.
The UCLA Bruins had a solid shooting game against the Arizona State Sun Devils as they connected on 27 of their 62 field goal attempts (43.5%), but they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (36.4%). The UCLA Bruins lost the turnover battle against the Arizona State Sun Devils (17-14), but they dominated the Sun Devils in the rebounding department (41-27).