TALK OF THE TOWN 1/10: NUMBER 1 AND IT FEELS SO GOOD!-ARIZONA KEEPS ON ROLLING!
1 Arizona 15-0 at UCLA 12-2
Let’s start, 5-4 Arizona and UCLA’s Norman Powell drives and throws down a 1-handed slam, UCLA takes the lead. Then, 8-5 UCLA and Arizona’s TJ McConell throws up an alley-oop to Aaron Gordon who slams it home! 18-14 Arizona now and TJ McConell throws a deep alley-oop to guess-who, Aaron Gordon who goes with a reverse jam and Arizona is up 6! Then, tied at 34 and Arizona’s Gabe York throws a behind the back pass to Aaron Gordon who throws down a reverse slam and Arizona retakes the lead. 48-46 now and Arizona’s Nick Johnson drains a 3! Arizona up 5. 54-48 ‘Zona now and Kaleb Tarczewski slams down a 2-hand dunk and Arizona is up 8! 66-55 now and Nick Johnson jumps high and throws down a 1-handed dunk. 68-57 ‘Zona and UCLA’s Bryce Alford makes a 3! Then, 68-65 UCLA and UCLA’s Jordan Allen sinks a 3 and we are tied! 73-70 Arizona, less than a minute to go and Jordan Adam’s for 3 to tie the game and it bounces off the rim, NO GOOD! Arizona wins 79-75.
KEY PLAYER (ARIZONA): Nick Johnson: 22 Pts
KEY PLAYER (UCLA): Kyle Anderson: 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 6 Ast