North Dakota Fighting Hawks forward Drick Bernstine (43) and guard Cortez Seales (15) defend against Arizona Wildcats guard Kadeem Allen (5) during the second half of the first round of the NCAA tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena.(Photo: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
SALT LAKE CITY – Fifteenth-seeded North Dakota had sliced Arizona’s 16-point lead to just seven with 12 minutes to play Thursday, prompting their fans — and any neutral ones left in the building — to start getting crazy.
It was about that time in Arizona’s eventual 100-82 win over the Fighting Hawks in a first-round NCAA Tournament game, that UA coach Sean Miller had a conversation with Kadeem Allen.