Punch first. That’s what the Arizona Wildcats want to do every game. In their first game back after the holiday break, they did just that on the way to an 84-66 victory over their rivals from Arizona State in front of 9.495 fans.
UA head coach Adia Barnes wasn’t sure that was going to happen.
“I didn’t know what to expect today because think about just our last couple of weeks. We had a really high-high against Baylor,” Barnes said. “I thought we played our best game of the season. And then we were okay against UTA.