Overview
- Tipoff is 8:30 p.m. MT at McKale Center with national TV coverage on FS1.
- Arizona enters 16-0 with five wins over ranked opponents, including Florida and then-No. 3 UConn, and has mostly won by double digits in recent weeks.
- Arizona State just halted a four-game skid by edging Kansas State 87-84 but remains shorthanded with Marcus Adams Jr. out indefinitely and Bryce Ford a game-time decision.
- Rebounding looms as the swing factor, with Arizona ranking near No. 2 nationally in margin (about +14) and a key interior test of ASU freshman Massamba Diop against 7-2 Motiejus Krivas.
- FanDuel lists Arizona as a 21.5-point favorite and KenPom gives a 98% win probability, as Arizona seeks a sixth straight win in the series.