After nearly being upset by Cal State Bakersfield last year, the Arizona Wildcats don’t need any extra motivation heading into Thursday’s rematch.
“Our guys are excited and we don’t have to give them a pep talk because Bakersfield pushed us to the brink a year ago,” head coach Sean Miller said Wednesday at his weekly presser.
Arizona beat CSU Bakersfield 78-66 in McKale Center, but the game was much closer than the final score would indicate.
Fueled by a 17-0 run, CSUB cut Arizona’s lead to just 53-49 with 9:04 left in regulation, before the short-handed Wildcats (down Kadeem Allen and Allonzo Trier) finally pulled away.