The No. 14 Arizona Wildcats knocked off the Penn Quakers 92-82 on Friday to clinch a spot in Sunday’s Wooden Legacy championship game vs. the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in Anaheim, Calif.
Our full recap can be found here, and here are some additional takeaways.
A day after recording a career-high 11 assists and knocking down the game-winner against Pepperdine, Mannion dropped a career-high 24 points on 11-of-14 shooting against Penn.
From floaters to pull-ups to a pair of 3-pointers, Mannion had everything going. The freshman scored 15 points in the second half, helping Arizona withstand a late run by Penn that saw the Quakers trim a 16-point deficit to four with 3:03 left.