MEDIA INFORMATION
Tip Time: 7:05 p.m. MST
TV: ESPN (Pasch/Fraschilla/Rowe)
Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network (Jeffries/Hansen)
Audio Stream: arizonawildcats.com
Satellite Radio: Sirius 91, XM 91
National Radio: None
Live Stats: arizonalivestats.com
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: Arizona leads, 29-28
In Tucson: Arizona leads, 17-8
In Salt Lake City: Arizona trails, 9-19
At Neutral Sites: Arizona leads, 3-1
Current Streak: Arizona won 11
Last Meeting: Arizona won, 69-51, on Jan. 17, 2015
Miller vs. Utah: 8-0
POINTS OF EMPHASIS
» The top two teams in the Pac-12 standings will meet at Huntsman Center on Saturday when seventh-ranked Arizona faces No. 13/12 Utah; UA claimed the first meeting this season, 69-51, on Jan. 17 in Tucson.
» Since Sean Miller took over in Tucson, UA has compiled a 39-26 (.600) record in true road games; the Wildcats’ 39 true road wins overall and 31 Pac-12 road victories are both conference bests over that timeframe.
» Arizona has 138 victories since the start of the 2010-11 season, the eighth-best total nationally; since Miller arrived in Tucson, UA has four 25-win seasons while the rest of the Pac-12 has combined for five over that time.
» Ranked third nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, UA has held 71 of its last 73 opponents under the 80-point mark; UA is one of two schools in the nation ranked in the top 15 in both adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency.
» Led by T.J. McConnell (2.1) and Stanley Johnson (1.5), Arizona is averaging 7.3 steals per game, which ranks second in the Pac-12 and would mark UA’s highest average in Miller’s tenure as head coach.
» The Wildcats lead the Pac-12 with a +8.7 rebound margin and rank first nationally in defensive rebound percentage at 77.6 for the year; Arizona is 117-21 (.848) in Miller’s tenure when it wins the battle on the glass.
» Arizona is shooting 49.1 percent from the floor as a team to rank eighth nationally; UA outscores opponents by an average of 11.6 points per game in the paint, 6.5 per game off of turnovers and 5.4 per game on second chances.
» UA is one of the nation’s best teams at getting to the line, ranking eighth nationally in makes (493) and seventh in attempts (709); UA is shooting 74.3 percent on an average of 23.3 attempts from the line in Pac-12 play.
» Behind McConnell’s 3.05 assist-to-turnover ratio, Arizona leads the Pac-12 with a +2.8 turnover margin and ranks fourth in the league in turnover average (11.6); McConnell has a 3.03 assist-to-turnover ratio in 66 games at Arizona.
» Arizona is 20-0 this season when its bench outscores its opponent’s reserves; UA is getting an average of 21.4 points per game from its bench and outscoring the opponent’s bench by an average margin of 8.1 points per game.
