Arizona, Akron Zips and Wildcats
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USA TODAY |
The win moved fourth-seeded Arizona to 23-12 and into a second-round game Sunday against the winner of Friday’s late first-round game between fifth-seeded Oregon and 12 seed Liberty.
Charlotte Observer |
Duke defeated No. 3 North Carolina, 47-38, on Friday in the Sweet 16, a rubber match against its rival after the teams split their regular-season ACC meetings.
Yahoo! Sports |
But the Wildcats kept pushing, getting within two scores a few times in the final 3:22, but wasn’t able to complete the massive comeback.
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In their 93-65 win over Akron on Friday, Arizona crushed the Zips inside and held their normally efficient 3-point shooting to under 30% while five UA players scored in double
The No. 21 Arizona Wildcats play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the Akron Zips . The teams match up Friday for the first time this season.
Oregon defeated No. 12 seed Liberty in its first-round game, 81-52. These teams were in the Pac-12 Conference together last season. Arizona is now in the Big 12 Conference. Oregon is in the Big Ten Conference.