TUCSON, Ariz. - After playing four consecutive games away from home, No. 15 Arizona returns home on Wednesday night to take on Omaha at 6:00 p.m. The game will be televised by the Pac-12 Network with Daron Sutton and Matt Muehlebach on the call.
The Wildcats (9-1) are coming off a tough 63-58 loss at No. 18 Baylor on Saturday while Omaha (5-6)Â suffered a 9-point loss at Northern Arizona over the weekend
GAME INFORMATION
Omaha vs. #15/14 Arizona
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
6:00 p.m. (MST) at the McKale Center
TV: Pac-12 Network (Daron Sutton & Matt Muehlebach)
Radio: Arizona IMG Radio Network (Brian Jeffries & Ryan Hansen)
OFF THE TOP
Arizona is 100-8 (.926) in the last 108 games they have played in the McKale Center, tied for the third-fewest losses in the country. Arizona is also 53-1 in its last 54 non-conference home games and 6-0 this year.
Arizona's 50.5 FG% is 10th-best in the country and the 39.8 3FG% ranks 22nd in the country.
UA is scoring 84.2 points per game this season, the ninth-most in the country this season.
The Wildcats' 169 assists through 10 games ranks 12th in the country.
Arizona has forced opponents into 172 turnovers this season, the most ever by a
Sean Miller coached team through the first 10 games of a season. That total is tied for 23rd nationally this season.
The Wildcats went 28-of-34 (82.4%) at the free throw line at Baylor, the most free throw makes in a game since Nov. 7, 2018 against Houston Baptist (28).
Nico Mannion, the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Dec. 2, was named MVP of the Wooden Legacy after he averaged 16.3 points per game and 7.3 assists per contest. He opened the tournament with a game-winning layup with three seconds left against Pepperdine to cap off a 16 point, 11 assist effort. He followed that up with an 11-of-14 shooting night against Penn, on his way to 24 points - his third 20-point game of the season. He leads all freshmen in the country with 57 assists.
A two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week,
Zeke Nnaji is shooting 71.8 percent from the floor this year (1st nationally). He posted his second double-double of the year with 16 points, 11 rebounds vs. Pepperdine and had 12 points, six rebounds and was 6-of-6 at the free throw line against Baylor.
Redshirt sophomore guard
Jemarl Baker Jr. ranks third in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio (26:4).
Josh Green scored a career-high 24 points against Pepperdine, matching a season-best with four 3FG. He grabbed a season high 12 rebounds vs. Wake Forest. His 18 steals are a team-high this season (T6th nationally).
Senior
Chase Jeter had his best game of the year with 19 points (8-9 FG), six rebounds and two assists vs. Penn and after a 17 point, nine rebound effort vs. Wake Forest was named to the all-tournament team. He has scored in double figures in four straight games after his 11-point, 7-rebound output at Baylor.
Dylan Smith was named to the Wooden Legacy All-Tournament team, where he averaged 15.3 points and shot 6-of-9 from long distance over the three games, highlighted by a 20-point outburst vs. Wake Forest.