Wildcats Declawed - Arizona Sucked Today
Two teams face off. Team A is at home, has a 29-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents (cupcakes are yummy) and 83.4 points per game. Team B is traveling across country, playing without their No. 2 scorer and rebounder and also without a reserve swingman. Sounds like a scenario for a rout. And it was.
Carolina (Team B) crushed Arizona (Team A), handing Lute Olson his worst home loss in 24 seasons as coach of the Wildcats. In the embarrassment that was this game, Arizona went 1-23 from behind the arc. That's Rex Grossman territory.
It was the season's lowest scoring total for Arizona.The Tar Heels held the Wildcats to one basket in the final 9:10 of the first half and without a field goal for nearly seven minutes in the second half.