TUCSON, Ariz. – The No. 13/12 Arizona Wildcats return to the friendly confines of the McKale Center in Tucson where they own the nation's longest active home winning streak in the nation at 42 games. UA will welcome the Fresno State Bulldogs to Olson Court on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network.
Fans should take note of the new bag policy for home games at McKale Center, starting with the Fresno State game.
Arizona vs. Fresno State
Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7:00 p.m. (MST)
TV: Pac-12 Network (J.B. Long & Lamar Hurd)
Radio: Arizona IMG Radio Network (Brian Jeffries & Ryan Hansen)
Stats: www.arizonalivestats.com
Twitter: @APlayersProgram
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- UA is coming off a 68-63 win at No. 13/12 Gonzaga on Saturday afternoon. Gabe York's 14 second-half points fueled the Wildcats who erased a 10-point halftime deficit. The loss was just the tenth suffered by GU in the 11-year history of the McCarthey Athletic Center aka “The Kennel”.
- As of Monday morning, KenPom.com ranked Arizona as the top team in the nation in defensive rebounding percentage at 82.1 percent. It's a continuation of the program's dominance of the glass as the Wildcats have ranked in the top ten in defensive rebounding percentage in three of the previous four seasons.
- The Wildcats are holding their opponents a total of 75.7 points below their scoring average, which is good for an average of 9.46 less points per game.
- Arizona's all-time record versus current Mountain West Conference members is 166-101 (.622). Fresno State is one of four MW members who have a winning record against the Cats, joining Air Force, UNLV and Utah State.