For as good as the Arizona Wildcats have been during the second halves of games this season, outscoring opponents by 82 points over 10 contests so far, the first halves have been a completely different story.
But not the entire first 20 minutes, however. Arizona has led at the first TV timeout in seven of 10 games this season, allowing 6.9 points per each roughly four-minute segment.
“We’ve been great at the beginning of the game,” coach Sean Miller said Wednesday. “The first four minutes, really, in all 10 games. We’ve been a good starting team on the road.