San Jose, California; Thursday, 9:45 pmEDT
BETMGM SPORTS BETTING LINE: Wildcats -7.5; plus/minus is 166.5
Bottom line: No. 2 Arizona faces No. 14 Arkansas in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
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The Wildcats are 19-2 against Big 12 opponents and 15-0 in non-conference games. Arizona leads the Big 12 with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Tobe Awaka with a 3.6 average.
The Razorbacks are 16-5 against SEC opponents. Arkansas ranks second in the SEC with 90.3 points per game on 50.2% shooting.
Arizona is making 50.0% of its field goals this season, which is 4.7 percentage points more than Arkansas has allowed its opponents (45.3%). Arkansas is averaging 8.2 three-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more per game than Arizona allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Awaka is averaging 9.3 points and 9.3 rebounds for the Wildcats. Brayden Burries is averaging 1.8 three-pointers in the last 10 games.
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Darius Acuff Jr. is shooting 48.6% and averaging 23.3 points for the Razorbacks. Meleek Thomas is averaging 2.0 three-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 10-0, averaging 81.8 points, 38.9 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.4 blocks per game on 48.5% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.
Razorbacks: 9-1, averaging 91.5 points, 33.7 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game on 49.6% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.