NOTING THE WILDCATS (Download PDF version)

Arizona is 114-12 (.904) in the last 126 games they have played in the McKale Center.
UA leads the all-time series against the Trojans, 69-45, and has won 10 straight meetings in Tucson. The last USC win in the McKale Center was 2/28/2008.
The Wildcats are coming off a 3-0 week with wins against Colorado, Washington and Washington State. USC split a pair of home games, losing to Colorado before topping Utah on Saturday.
The 58 rebounds that Arizona grabbed against Washington on Thursday are the most since hauling in 58 against Houston on Dec. 17, 2006. After following that up with 53 rebounds against WSU, it was the first time grabbing 50+ rebounds in back-to-back conference games since Jan. 4 and Jan. 7, 1999.
Arizona leads the conference in scoring (79.3) and offensive rebounds/game (13.6).
The Wildcats lead the Pac-12 and rank 8th nationally in rebounding margin (+11.4).
The 49 blocked shots by the Arizona leads the Pac-12 and is 14th nationally.
Arizona is 7th nationally in FTM and 8th in FTA this season. Both totals lead the Pac-12.
Junior guard James Akinjo leads the team in scoring (14.2) and assists (51). His 5.1 assists/game ranks third in the conference. He had a season-high nine assists against Stanford and a season-high 22 points (5-7 3FG) against Colorado. In his last three games, he averaged 16.0 points and 6.0 assists while shooting 8-of-17 from the 3-point line (.471).
Freshman wing Bennedict Mathurin was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Jan. 4. In the 3 games last week, he averaged 12.3 points, 5.7 rebounds while shooting 50% from the field and 10-of-11 at the free throw line. He grabbed offensive rebounds and scored in the final 30 seconds of regulation and the first OT at Washington State.
Grad transfer guard Terrell Brown Jr., a Seattle native, has 33 assists to just 5 turnovers this season, the 2nd-best ratio in the country. In the 3 games last week, he averaged 12.3 points while shooting 58.3% from the floor. He also banked in the game-winning three-pointer in the second OT at Washington State.