Fresh off their first appearance in the top 20 of the AP poll since 2003, the Arizona Wildcats (8-0) took the court against the Monmouth Hawks (1-5). In games like this, the hope is to get the victory, get some experience and emerge without injuries. Arizona could only accomplish two out of three.
The Wildcats got the 86-34 victory. All of their available players got into the game. As for injuries, they came into the game with two. They ended with four.
Neither team looked ready to start the game. The Wildcats held the Hawks to 28.