Arizona’s trio of perimeter players led a balanced offensive attack and helped hold Grand Canyon to just 35 percent shooting in the Wildcats' 64-54 win over Grand Canyon tonight at McKale Center.
In particular, the Wildcats kept GCU guard DeWayne Russell under what was the nation’s second-leading scoring average (25.4) with 19 points, and made him work hard for them. Russell shot 8 of 21 from the field and made only one of seven 3-pointers.
Allen was the lead defender on Russell, while chipping in eight points and six rebounds. Kobi Simmons led UA in scoring with 13 points while three players had 11 points: Rawle Alkins, Lauri Markkanen and Dusan Ristic.