The Arizona Wildcats began Pac-12 conference play with a 67-62 road win over the California Golden Bears on Friday, and now they’ll go for the Bay Area sweep Sunday afternoon against the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto — a New Year’s Day battle.
The Wildcats (12-2, 1-0 Pac-12) started off slow against the Bears, trailing 19-6 midway through the first half, but used a strong second half to escape Berkeley with the victory.
Dusan Ristic led Arizona with 16 points, while Kobi Simmons scored 14 points and Lauri Markkanen had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.