Pac-12 Tournament 2018: UCLA Basketball vs Arizona game day info

The UCLA basketball team goes one step beyond in the Pac-12 Tournament as the Bruins take on rival Arizona. Here is how to watch and what to know…

The UCLA Basketball team has moved on and now face the Arizona Wildcats in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. With Arizona’s resume and UCLA’s impressive quarterfinal win over Stanford, both seem to have locked up spots in the NCAA Tournament.

But that talk can wait until Sunday. Today, the biggest rivalry in the Pac-12 clashes once again as the Bruins and Wildcats fight for a chance to move on to the championship game.

Here is everything you need to know about UCLA vs. Arizona…

UCLA Basketball vs. Arizona Game Day Info

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Records:

#4 UCLA Bruins 21-10, 11-7

#1 Arizona Wildcats 25-7, 14-4

Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Tipoff: 6:00 p.m. PT

TV: Pac-12 Network

Live Stream: Pac-12 Live

Radio: AM 570 or 1150 Los Angeles

On-line Radio: Tune-In

Odds: Arizona -4.5, O/U 156

Last Game:

4 UCLA d. 5 Stanford, 88-77 (Pac-12 Quarterfinals)

1 Arizona d. 6 Colorado, 83-67 (Pac-12 Quarterfinals)

ESPN Win Predictor: Arizona 67.3% – UCLA 32.7%

Projected Starters

UCLA

G Aaron Holiday, G Jaylen Hands, F Kris Wilkes, F Gyorgy Goloman, C Thomas Welsh

Arizona

G Rawle Alkins, G Allonzo Trier, G Parker Jackson-Cartwright, F Deandre Ayton, C Dusan Ristic

Head Coaches

UCLA – Steve Alford | Arizona – Sean Miller

Rosters

UCLA | Arizona

UCLA Basketball vs. Arizona: Stats, Final Word and Prediction

Key Individual Stats – UCLA:

Aaron Holiday – 20.1 ppg, 5.8 apg, 3.6 rpg

Thomas Welsh – 12.7 ppg,10.5 rpg, .484 FG%

Kris Wilkes – 14.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .440 FG%

Key Individual Stats – Arizona:

Deandre Ayton – 19.6 ppg,11.3 rpg, .604 FG%

Allonzo Trier – 19.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.3 apg

Rawle Alkins – 13.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.6 apg

Team Stats:

Team	Avg Pts	Opp. Pts	FG%	Rebs	Asts
UCLA	82.4 (2)	76.3 (10)	.464 (4)	39.0 (1)	15.2 (5)
Arizona	81.2 (3)	71.6 (5)	.507 (1)	36.3 (4)	15.4 (2)

Stats in ( ) indicate Pac-12 ranking

Players to Watch:

The Bench: Prince Ali, Chris Smith, Alex Olesinski – I said in the last game preview that the bench needed to step up and I am saying it again. Holiday scoring 34 is great, but UCLA needs a full team effort against the Wildcats.

Last Word:

Who would have thought that after all UCLA and Arizona have gone through this season that both would be battling it out for the Pac-12 Tournament crown. Yes, this is only the semis, but this game could decide the conference champion (sorry USC and Oregon).

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This is only the second time these two teams have played this season, which is a travesty, but meeting in the tournament is going to make this game very intense.

The Bruins beat the Wildcats in Tucson a few weeks ago and it was a surprise as UCLA played lights out in an 82-74 win. With that on their minds, as well as the turmoil they have recently gone through with the FBI, Arizona should be looking to put a beat down on UCLA. Deandre Ayton has been particularly dominant as he has shown why he deserved to be named Pac-12 Player of the Year.

UCLA needs to find a way to stop him under the basket because he will have his way around the rim. Welsh and Gyorgy Goldman have to play tough in the paint and avoid getting into foul trouble.

Aaron Holiday, who was a POTY candidate, showed why he deserved to win the award against Stanford as he put up 34 points in the quarterfinals win. Expect him, as well as the rest of the Bruins, to come out swinging tonight against Arizona. UCLA usually plays up to their opponents and despite the inconsistency this season, the Bruins posted a 5-1 record against the top three seeds in the Pac-12 Tournament.

With what is on the line and intensity of the rivalry, this should be very, very close.

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Prediction: UCLA 85 – Arizona 84