Perdue leads Arizona against Chicago State after 27-point showing

Chicago State Cougars (1-9) at Arizona Wildcats (7-2)

Tucson, Arizona; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Arizona faces Chicago State after Mickayla Perdue scored 27 points in Arizona’s 87-83 victory over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.

The Wildcats are 7-2 in home games. Arizona scores 76.0 points and has outscored opponents by 9.4 points per game.

The Cougars are 0-7 on the road. Chicago State is fifth in the NEC scoring 57.5 points per game and is shooting 36.0%.

Arizona’s average of 4.7 made 3-pointers per game is 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 6.3 per game Chicago State gives up. Chicago State’s 36.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.5 percentage points lower than Arizona has allowed to its opponents (39.5%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Perdue is scoring 17.2 points per game and averaging 1.8 rebounds for the Wildcats. Mireia Jurado is averaging 0.7 made 3-pointers.

Aiyanna Culver is averaging 12.4 points for the Cougars. Keona McGee is averaging 6.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.