The fourth-seeded Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team took care of business in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, dominating 13th-seed Akron 93-65 in Seattle.
Arizona will play the winner of Oregon versus Liberty on Sunday. The time and TV channel for the second-round game are TBD.
Jaden Bradley led the team with 19 points to pair with six rebounds and two steals, but five Wildcats put up double-digit points. Trey Townsend put up 16 points with eight boards and two blocks, while Carter Bryant scored 12 off the bench.
The Wildcats started the game on a 9-0 run, capped by a logo 3-pointer by First Team All-Big 12 honoree Caleb Love.
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Akron tied the game at 11-all before Bryant stuffed an attempt at the rim and ran the floor for a transition dunk assisted by KJ Lewis.
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Arizona took a 41-31 lead into halftime, ending the half after Bryant collected his own miss on a 3-pointer and slammed it down with two hands.
The Wildcats ran away in the second half, similarly starting the period on a 9-2 run. They jumped ahead by as many as 34 points.
Arizona shot 56.5% (39 of 69) from the floor and hit 12 of 25 three-balls.
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Arizona entered the Big Dance having advanced to the Big 12 Championship game and falling to top-seeded Houston. The Wildcats defeated fellow NCAA Tournament teams Kansas and Texas Tech en route to the title game in their first year in the conference.
They are now 5-3 in the NCAA Tournament under head coach Tommy Lloyd.
Akron punched its ticket by winning the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
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