Arizona is now two wins away from playing a Final Four a two-hour drive from its campus.
The second-seeded Wildcats became the first team to advance to the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 on Saturday with a hard-earned 78-68 victory over resilient, never-say-die Dayton.
Two days ago, Dayton trailed by 17 midway through the second half of its first-round matchup against Nevada. The seventh-seeded Flyers responded with a 24-4 surge to stun the Wolf Pack and extend their season.
On Saturday, Dayton again fell behind by 17 late in the first half, the victim of an early barrage of 3-pointers from streak-shooting Arizona guard Caleb Love.