TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona men's basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season following a 70-67 win over Eastern Washington in the McKale Center on Saturday afternoon.
James Akinjo led the Wildcats with 15 points while Azuolas Tubelis chipped in with 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench. All totaled, Arizona got 33 points from its bench while EWU tallied just 24.
With 8:42 remaining in the game, Arizona faced its biggest deficit of the game - 56-48 - but was able to rally down the stretch. Key baskets in the closing minutes came from graduate transfer
Terrell Brown Jr. and freshman
Dalen Terry, who fhinished with seven and five points respectively.
Next up on Arizona's schedule is Northern Arizona on Monday at 7:00 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks.
