For the briefest of moments, it felt like Cal had a chance to make a game of it. The Bears jumped out to an 8-2 lead. Arizona was sloppy on offense and a step slow on defense. It seemed like they were looking past the Bears.
But by the under 12 timeout Arizona was in the lead. A flurry of 3 pointers followed. Arizona kept adding. The Wildcats led by 20 points for much of the 2nd half, cruising to a 79-58 win. It was more or less exactly what everybody expected.
We try to pick over the minutia, the wrinkles and hidden numbers, but sometimes the obvious smacks you upside the head:
Arizona eFG%: 73%
Cal eFG%: 36%
One team made a whole ton of shots, the other team missed a whole ton of shots.