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Southern Utah visits Arizona following Love’s 24-point performance
Original Publication Date: December 6, 2024 12:48AM
Publication Updated: April 11, 2025 8:17AM
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (8-2) at Arizona Wildcats (3-4, 0-1 Big 12)
Tucson, Arizona; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Arizona hosts Southern Utah after Caleb Love scored 24 points in Arizona’s 83-76 overtime loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers.
The Wildcats have gone 2-1 in home games. Arizona is fourth in the Big 12 scoring 85.0 points while shooting 46.2% from the field.
The Thunderbirds are 1-2 on the road. Southern Utah scores 79.5 points while outscoring opponents by 10.8 points per game.
Arizona averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game, 1.3 more made shots than the 5.7 per game Southern Utah allows. Southern Utah has shot at a 46.4% clip from the field this season, 5.7 percentage points above the 40.7% shooting opponents of Arizona have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Love is scoring 14.6 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Jamir Simpson is averaging 16.2 points for the Thunderbirds.
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