TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Arizona Wildcats will play their final game at McKale Center Wednesday night versus UTEP before taking off for Hawaii for the Maui Invitational. The Cats enter Wednesday's game having won 49 straight non-conference home games. Arizona enters the game at 2-0 and has started 3-0 in eight of the previous nine seasons under coach Sean Miller. 

Tip-off is scheduled for 6:02 p.m., on Pac-12 Network. Ted Robinson and Casey Jacobsen will have the cal. 

Arizona vs. UTEP
Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6:00 p.m. (MST)
TV: Pac-12 Network (Ted Robinson and Casey Jacobsen)
Radio: Arizona IMG Radio Network (Brian Jeffries & Ryan Hansen)
Twitter: @APlayersProgram
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OFF THE TOP

• The Arizona Wildcats will finish off their three-game homestand Wednesday night when they host UTEP for the first time since 2012. Arizona is 2-0, and coming off an 82-61 win over Cal Poly. UTEP enters at 1-1, losing at New Mexico State, 96-69 last time out. 
• Freshman guard Brandon Williams had eight assists to no turnovers Sunday against Cal Poly. He became the first Arizona freshman since Aaron Gordon (2014) to have eight assists in a game. He's the first Wildcat freshman to have eight assists with no turnovers in a game since Khalid Reeves (1990). All total, Williams has 13 assists and no turnovers in two games this season. 
• Arizona is 2-0 for the 10th time in 10 seasons under coach Sean Miller. The Wildcats have moved to 3-0 in eight of the previous nine seasons under Miller. 
• The Wildcats have won 49 straight non-conference home games under Miller. The Wildcats are 84-3 in their last 87 games overall at McKale Center. 
• The Wildcats have gotten 27 points from their bench in each of the first two games this season. Arizona's bench scored more than 27 points in a game just three times all of last season. 
• Redshirt junior Chase Jeter scored a career-high 16 points in Sunday's win over Cal Poly. His previous high was 11, set twice, with the most recent time being this year's season opener versus Houston Baptist. 
• Senior forward Ryan Luther finished with 17 points Sunday, and was 3 for 5 from 3-point range. The three 3-pointers tie the Pittsburgh transfer's career high. He also had three 3-pointers for the Panthers in 2014 against Kansas State. 
• Sophomore forward Ira Lee had a career-high eight rebounds Sunday against Cal Poly. 
• Arizona beat UTEP 72-51 in its most recent trip to McKale Center on Nov. 15, 2012.

SHARING IS CARING FOR WILLIAMS
Through two games of his college career, Brandon Williams has 13 assists and no turnovers. Williams had eight assists last time out against Cal Poly, becoming the first Arizona freshman since Aaron Gordon (3/5/14 versus UCLA) to have eight assists in a game. Moreover, he became the first Wildcat freshman to have eight or more assists with no turnovers since Khalid Reeves (12/29/90 versus Iowa State). Since 1996-97, only 12 Pac-12 freshmen have had eight or more assists in a game with no turnovers.  Player, School                             Assists               Year/Opponent
Brandon Williams, Arizona         8                2018, Cal Poly
Lonzo Ball, UCLA                          8                2017, Washington
Ahmaad Rorie, Oregon                 8                2015, at Washington State
Jonathan Loyd, Oregon                8                2010, North Dakota State
Reggie Moore, WSU                    12               2009, Portland State
Adrian Oliver, Washington            9                2007, Arizona
Luke Ridnour, Oregon                  8                2001, at USC
Shantay Legans, Cal                    8                1999, Hofstra
Brandon Granville, USC               9                1999, Oregon State
Earl Watson, UCLA                     11                1998, Washington
Deaundra Tanner, Oregon State  9                1997, at UC-Irvine
Eddie House, Arizona State         8                1996, Jacksonville    

49 STRAIGHT
Arizona's win over Cal Poly on Sunday marked 49 straight non-conference home wins for the Wildcats. Arizona's last non-conference home loss came in 2011 to San Diego State when the Aztecs outlasted Arizona 61-57. A little more than a week later, Arizona beat Northern Arizona 53-39 and hasn't looked back since. Arizona beat Clemson, Oakland and Bryant in non-conference play to close out pre-conference play in 2011. Included in the 49-game streak is UTEP, who fell to Arizona 72-51 on November, 15, 2012 at McKale Center. The Wildcats went 7-0 in home non-conference games last season, notching wins over Northern Arizona, NCAA Tournament darlings UMBC, CSU Bakersfield, Long Beach State, Alabama, North Dakota State and Connecticut. 

GOLD STANDARD AWARDS    
In his 10th season at Arizona, Coach Sean Miller has started a new tradition within his program. After each game, Miller awards seven different honors to his team for various aspects of the game. The awards recognize players who are shining in areas that may not always show up in box scores or stand out to fans. A full list of the winners from the Cal Poly game Sunday are below:
Gold A: Ryan Luther
Playmaker of the Game: Brandon Williams
Rebounder of the Game: Ira Lee
Hustler of the Game: Dylan Smith
Screener of the Game: Emmanuel Akot
Defender of the Game: Dylan Smith
Sixth Man of the Game: Dylan Smith

BENCH PRODUCING EARLY FOR WILDCATS    
Through two games this season, Arizona has already accumulated 54 bench points, posting 27 in each of their first two games this season. Only three times last season did Arizona score 27 or more bench points in a game. The producivity this year has come from multiple spots already. Against Houston Baptist, Alex Barcello and Emmanuel Akot each led the way for the bench squad with seven points each. Dylan Smith led the way against Cal poly, scoring 12 points in 19 minutes, and grabbing seven rebounds. Ira Lee also had a strong performance off the bench for Arizona, scoring six points and grabbing a career-high eight rebounds in 14 minutes.

JETER STARTS STRONG
Chase Jeter arrived at Arizona prior to the 2017-18 season after transferring from Duke, but had to sit out the season per NCAA rules. He made his official debut against Houston Baptist last week and shined at the center position. Jeter  played 20 minutes and scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Jeter was an efficient 4 for 5 from the floor and 3 for 5 from the free throw line. It's the second straight year an Arizona player has had a double-double in his debut. Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 12 rebounds against Northern Arizona in his first game with the Wildcats last season. Jeter had a big hand in Arizona scoring 42 points in the paint and the Wildcats outrebounding Houston Baptist, 50-39. He followed up his season-opening performance with a career-high 16 points and six rebounds Sunday against Cal Poly. In the very early going, Jeter is tied for 20th in the Pac-12 with 13.5 points per game. Jeter was a McDonald's All-American in 2015 out of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.