Arizona Basketball built a comfortable 16-point lead in the first half but got sloppy finishing the half with 12 turnovers. Grand Canyon settled down and went on a nine-point run while shutting down the Wildcat scoring over the last 5:26 of the half. Midway through the game, the Arizona lead was only 32-25. The Wildcats did shoot 48 percent in the opening half while out-rebounding GCU by six which preserved their lead.
Zona Zealots Contributor Mark Barrera told his followers how he really felt as the first half ended.
That was an atrocious closing of a half for Arizona.