It was a Top 20 battle between two shorthanded teams. The Arizona Wildcats and Oregon Ducks both lost a starting post to injury before the season started. The Ducks lost freshman guard Jennah Isai last week to transfer and Arizona has not had freshman post Maya Nnaji this weekend due to concussion protocol. Who was going to win in this battle of attrition?
Arizona ended the week on a high note, defeating high-powered Oregon in a 79-71 shootout that featured great shooting and less-than-great defense.
The Ducks shot 52.7 percent from the floor, but the Wildcats overpowered them by going 10 of 20 from the 3-point line and hitting 15 of 19 free throws compared to Oregon’s 6 for 9.