TUCSON, Ariz. – It's the third game of a five-game home stand for the No. 13/12 Arizona Wildcats when they welcome the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks into the McKale Center for a 8 p.m. (MST) tip on Wednesday, Dec. 16 on the Pac-12 Networks. It will be the 124th meeting between the Wildcats and the Lumberjacks. Arizona will look to extend the nation's longest active home winning streak to 45 consecutive games.
Arizona vs. Northern Arizona
Sunday, Dec. 16 at 8:00 p.m. (MST)
TV: Pac-12 Network (Roxy Bernstein, Steve Lavin & Matt Muehlebach)
Radio: Arizona IMG Radio Network (Brian Jeffries & Ryan Hansen)
Stats: www.arizonalivestats.com
Twitter: @APlayersProgram
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- UA will face a familiar face on the Northern Arizona bench. The Lumberjacks are coached by Jack Murphy who spent the better part of a decade (1998 to 2006) as a member of the Arizona staff. Murphy began his time with the Wildcats as a team manager under Lute Olson.
- The Wildcats are coming off an 88-52 win over Missouri on Sunday evening. The 36-point win is the largest margin of victory over a Power 5 conference program in non-conference play since defeating Kansas State 125-87 on Dec. 30, 1997. During that 18-year span, UA played 206 non-conference games with 71 coming against institutions from a Power 5 conference.
- Freshman Allonzo Trier enters Wednesday's game after winning Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week honors following his team's wins over Fresno State and Missouri. Going back to his play previous to that week, Trier is averaging 17.3 points per game on 24 of 33 shooting (.727) over the last four games. The guard's shooting efficiency is also fueled by his scorching-hot 5 of 9 (.556) shooting from behind the arc during that four-game span.
- Arizona posts an impressive 246-109 record against fellow NCAA Division I programs in the state of Arizona, which includes Arizona State, Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona. The Wildcats' winning percentage in those 355 games is 69.3 percent.