TUCSON, Ariz. – It's a Thursday night to Saturday afternoon turnaround for the Wildcats for a second consecutive weekend. Arizona disposed of Oregon State 62-53 on Thursday evening and now welcome the Oregon Ducks on Saturday at 12 p.m. (MST). It is the first game between the two programs since the 2017 Pac-12 Tournament Championship game.

No. 17/21 Arizona vs. Oregon
Saturday, Jan. 13 at 12:00 p.m. (MST)
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The Wildcats head into Saturday following their 62-53 victory over the Oregon State Beavers on Thursday. UA overcame a slow offensive start, erasing a 12-2 deficit at the first media timeout, to turn in its best defensive performance of the season. Allonzo Trier led all scorers with 21 points for his eighth game of 20 or more points this season. The Cats' defensive effort allowed for a victory with 62 points on offense, which were the team's fewest points scored in a win since defeating Northwestern State 61-42 on Nov. 22, 2015.

Arizona has won 79 of their last 81 games in McKale Center going back to the 2012-13 season. The Wildcats are 132-13 (.910) in Tucson under head coach Sean Miller with a mark of 65-9 (.878) in Pac-12 games. UA's two home losses since the start of 2013-14 season are the fewest in NCAA Division I in that span.

Forward Deandre Ayton tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds in the win over OSU. It was his 12^th double-double of the season (in 17 games), which tied the Arizona freshman double-double record held by Michael Wright (1998-99) and Al Fleming (1972-73).

Arizona and Oregon will meet for the first time since the 2017 Pac-12 Tournament Championship when the Wildcats downed the Ducks 83-80. The win in Las Vegas snapped Arizona's three-game losing streak to Oregon. Allonzo Trier scored 23 points in the victory and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

The last time the two teams met in McKale Center, Oregon snapped Arizona's 49-game home court winning streak. The Wildcats' all-time home record against the Ducks stands at 29-8 (.784) going back to UA's entrance into the then Pac-10 Conference prior to the 1978-79 season.

Rawle Alkins' return to the Wildcats has seen increased defensive play. Alkins had 33 steals in 37 games as a freshman, good for a 0.89 steals per game average. He has recorded at least one steal in all eight of his games this season and tallied 14 steals in those games for a 1.75 steals per game average.

Head coach Sean Miller's record of 9-6 versus Oregon includes his fewest wins against any Pac-12 program.