SALT LAKE CITY -- Arizona is reaching its full potential on offense at just the right time.
The second-seeded Wildcats (31-4) eclipsed the 100-point plateau for just the third time in their NCAA Tournament Division I history on Thursday. Over the course of 40 minutes in a 100-82 win over 15th-seeded North Dakota, Arizona amassed 54 points in the paint, shot 58.1 percent from the field and had five players score in double figures.
The Wildcats will aim to duplicate that success Saturday when they face seventh-seeded Saint Mary's (29-4) in a West Region second-round game.
Freshmen Lauri Markkanen and Rawle Alkins led Arizona on Thursday with 20 points apiece.