What we learned from Arizona’s loss to USC

Photo by Simon Asher/Arizona AthleticsThe Arizona Wildcats were dispatched by the USC Trojans 87-73 on Thursday in McKale Center to fall to 9-2 overall and 3-2 in the Pac-12.

Our recap can be found here, Sean Miller’s full postgame interview can be read/watched here, and below are some additional takeaways.

Azuolas Tubelis was the best big on the court

Before the game even tipped off, the ESPN announcers were hyping up USC center Evan Mobley and his NBA potential. Fair enough. He’ll be a top-5 pick this summer.

But by the end of the game they were fawning over Arizona freshman Azuolas Tubelis.

The Lithuanian forward continues to blossom, dropping a game-high 31 points on 16 shots to go along…