National Basketball Association
Arizona 68, Xavier 60
When: 10:17 PM ET, Thursday, March 26, 2015
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Ron Groover, # Keith Kimble
Attendance:
18809
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Arizona 68, Xavier 60: T.J. McConnell had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists and the Wildcats finished the contest with a 19-7 run to get past the Musketeers in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 play in Los Angeles.
Kaleb Tarczewski added 12 points and 12 rebounds for second-seeded Arizona (34-3), which has won 14 consecutive games and will face top-seeded Wisconsin in Saturday’s West Regional final. Stanley Johnson had 12 points and Gabe York scored nine points on three 3-pointers.
Matt Stainbrook contributed 17 points and 10 rebounds for sixth-seeded Xavier (23-14), which lost for the second time in seven games. Dee Davis and Jalen Reynolds scored 12 points apiece but 3-of-17 shooting from 3-point range hurt the Musketeers.
Xavier led 53-49 after two free throws by Reynolds with 7:25 to play before Arizona went on a 9-1 burst to take a four-point advantage on McConnell’s 3-pointer with 4:16 to go. Tarczewski hit two free throws to give the Wildcats a 64-57 lead with 1:58 remaining and Myles Davis hit a 3-pointer to bring the Musketeers within three before McConnell and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson each knocked down two free throws to make it an eight-point game and seal it.
Stainbrook had 10 points and seven rebounds in the first half, including a tying jumper with 1:51 left to forge a tie at 28 leading into the break. The Musketeers went up by three early in the second half when Remy Abell made the squad’s first 3-pointer of the contest and later led 42-38 after two free throws by Stainbrook before the Wildcats used a 9-4 run to take a one-point lead on McConnell’s jumper with 9:54 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The double-double is Stainbrook’s fifth of the season. … Hollis-Jefferson sprained his left knee in the first half and later returned but scored only five points. … Reynolds played despite a Xavier student filing a complaint against him with the school’s police department earlier this week.
Top Game Performances
Xavier |
|
Arizona |
Matt Stainbrook 17 |
Scoring |
T.J. McConnell 17 |
Dee Davis 4 |
Assists |
T.J. McConnell 5 |
Matt Stainbrook 10 |
Rebounds |
Kaleb Tarczewski 12 |
Matt Stainbrook 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kaleb Tarczewski 6 |
Dee Davis 2 |
Steals |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 3 |
Matt Stainbrook 2 |
Blocks |
T.J. McConnell 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Xavier
|
60 |
43.1 |
3-17 |
13-16 |
9 |
27 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
Arizona
|
68 |
40.7 |
7-22 |
17-19 |
10 |
31 |
1 |
9 |
8 |