Despite a career-high 21 points from Zakai Ziegler, Arizona avenged their loss at Thompson-Boling Area last season with a 75-70 win late Saturday night.
This one started out quick, with both team getting into double figures less than three minutes into the game. Tennessee opened with 3s on back-to-back possessions from Tyreke Key and Santiago Vescovi, while Arizona’s dynamic duo under the rim, Ourma Dallo and Azuolas Tubelis, scored on second-chance opportunities at the rim,
Back-to-back FTs and a Dallo field goal gave Arizona an 11-10 with 17:10 remaining in the game, then neither team scored for nearly two minutes, with the scoreless stretch breaking on a Dallo layup.