TUCSON, Ariz. - The six game homestand to begin the 2019-20 season comes to a close on Sunday when Long Beach State (2-3) visits the McKale Center to take on the 14th-ranked Wildcats (5-0).
Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. (MST) on the Pac-12 Network with Daron Sutton and Matt Muehlebach on the call.
GAME INFORMATION
Long Beach State at #14/14 Arizona
Sunday, Nov. 24
6:30 p.m. at the McKale Center (Tickets)
TV: Pac-12 Networks (Daron Sutton & Matt Muehlebach)
Radio: Arizona IMG Radio Network (Brian Jeffries & Ryan Hansen)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 84/XM 84/Internet 84
OFF THE TOP
- Arizona is 99-8 (.926) in the last 107 games they have played in the McKale Center, tied for the third-fewest losses in the country. Arizona is also 52-1 in its last 53 non-conference home games. This season, Arizona is 5-0 at home.
- Arizona is shooting 51.0 percent overall from the field, which ranks 20th in the country. They are holding opponents to just 35.6 percent from the field, the 24th-best FG% defense in the nation.
- Freshman forward
Zeke Nnaji was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week. In the two games last week, he was 15-of-15 from the floor and 15-of-17 at the free throw line.
- For the season, Nnaji is shooting 84.1 percent from the floor to lead the country. He has made 21 of his last 22 field goal attempts over the last 3+ games, including a 17-of-17 stretch.
- In the win over San Jose State, Nnaji was a perfect 8-of-8 from the field and 10-of-12 from the free throw line. He's the only Arizona player to be perfect from the floor when attempting at least 8 shots since at least 1996-97. He followed that up by going 7-of-7 against New Mexico State on Sunday.
- Nnaji is the only player in the country that is shooting at least 80 percent from the field AND at least 80 percent at the free throw line.
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Jemarl Baker Jr.'s assist-to-turnover ratio of 15:1 leads the country.
Max Hazzard is second in the country with a 13:1 ratio. Both players have come off the bench in the first five games.
- Arizona has forced opponents to turn the ball over an average of 20.0 times per game, which is tied for 19th in the country.Â
- The Wildcats are holding opponents to just 55.4 points per game, the 14th-best total in the country.
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Josh Green and
Stone Gettings are tied for the team lead in steals (7).
- The Arizona Wildcats have eight newcomers on the roster for the 2019-20 season, with four freshmen and four incoming transfers - two of which are grad transfers.
- Long Beach State enters Sunday's game with a 2-3 record after a 93-62 win over Fresno Pacific on Friday night.
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