TUCSON, Ariz. – After defeating the Pacific Tigers by 18 points in front of a capacity crowd at the McKale Center on Friday evening, the Arizona Wildcats will host their second opponent of the season in the Bradley Braves on Monday at 6 p.m. (MST) on the Pac-12 Network. UA will face the visitors from Peoria, Ill. for the first time in four decades.
Arizona vs. Bradley
Monday, Nov. 16 at 6:00 p.m. (MST)
TV: Pac-12 Network (Kevin Calabro & Matt Muehlebach)
Radio: Arizona IMG Radio Network (Brian Jeffries & Ryan Hansen)
Stats: www.arizonalivestats.com
Twitter: @APlayersProgram
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- After UA's 18-point victory in its 2015-16 season opener versus Pacific, Arizona was tied with Kentucky for the most wins in the nation since the beginning of the 2013-14 season at 68 victories. UK picked up an additional win on Saturday over NJIT to move them to 69 wins.
- The Wildcats own the longest active home winning streak in the nation at 39 consecutive games after the season-opening win over the Tigers on Friday night. That streak includes 25 straight victories over non-conference opponents inside the McKale Center. Arizona's 25-game home winning streak in non-conference play is the sixth longest in the nation.
- Coach Sean Miller and company turned in top ten national performances in a pair of statistical metrics. Their 87.4 defensive rebounding percentage against Pacific was the sixth highest in the nation on opening night while the 90.3 adjusted defensive efficiency in the win was the eighth best, according to KenPom.com.
- Sophomore center Dusan Ristic set a new career high in rebounding in Friday's win with 11 boards.
- Head coach Sean Miller is three victories shy of tying Fred Snowden (1972-82) for third place in career wins in UA coaching history.
- The Wildcats will look to continue their inside scoring success on Monday. UA is a combined 48/82 (.585) from inside the arc in its lone exhibition and season opener versus 8/33 (.242) shooting from three-point range in those two games.