Boise, Idaho-- Arizona came into Thursday's matchup with the University of Buffalo the prohibitive favorite as the No. 4 seed in the South Region of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Bulls, however, had other ideas as the No. 13 seed hit three 3-pointers to jump out to a seven-point lead early on and take a 40-38 lead into halftime in the Taco Bell Arena..
The Wildcats held tough despite the early onslaught. An unexpected nine points from the bench steadied Arizona and led to a 3-point lead with just over four minutes to go in the first half.