Arizona head coach Adia Barnes knew her team had a tough game coming up against DePaul on the second day of the Paradise Jam. After the Wildcats snuck out a win over Vanderbilt on Thursday she said that the team had less than 24 hours to improve some things or they would lose to the Blue Demons. Shaina Pellington had her best game of the season to ensure that didn’t happen.
The Blue Demons came out strong, going up 15-8 halfway through the first quarter. The Wildcats came back, building a 10-point lead, but DePaul whittled that back down to two points at the half.