Neither plane re-routing nor 2-hour Uber rides nor a partisan crowd on the road could keep Arizona from staying unbeaten.
The Wildcats rallied from down 13 points in the first half to win 83-79 at Illinois on Saturday afternoon, moving to 9-0 on the season and firmly establishing itself as a team to be paid attention to.
Bennedict Mathurin scored a season-high 30 points and Kerr Kriisa had 17 of his career-best 19 in the second half as the UA withstood a 19-0 run in the first half and lights-out 3-point shooting all game from Illinois.