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Arizona men’s basketball to face Wright State in opening round of NCAA Tournament

The Arizona Wildcats now know who they’ll be playing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Wright State defeated Bryant 93-82 in the First Four on Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio, advancing the No. 16 seed to a Friday afternoon showdown with the South Region’s top-seeded Wildcats.

Junior guard Tanner Holden scored a game-high 37 points on 11 of 15 shooting to lead WSU to its first ever NCAA Tournament victory. Holden went 14 of 16 from the free-throw line as the Raiders made 26 of 32 overall from the charity stripe. Holden also had 11 rebounds.