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WHAT IS PRODUCTIVITY RATING?:
PP: Productivity Points (Points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocked shots, FGs made, FTs made added together and then subtracted by missed FGs, missed FTs, personal fouls and turnovers)
MIN: Minutes played overall
PR: Productivity rating per minute played (Productivity points divided by minutes played)
ARIZONA 60, WAZZU 25
PRODUCTIVITY RATING
* — STARTERS
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Player,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
*Kaleb Tarczewski,C,20,22,.909
Jordin Mayes,PG,8,10,.800
*T.J. McConnell,PG,14,24,.583
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,11,23,.478
*Aaron Gordon,SF,12,26,.462
Gabe York,SG,10,22,.455
*Brandon Ashley,PF,12,29,.414
*Nick Johnson,SG,7,24,.292
LESS THAN 10 MIN,,,
Eric Conklin,F,3,4,.750
Trey Mason,SG,2,4,.500
Drew Mellon,SF,1,3,.333
Jacob Hazzard,PG,1,4,.250
Matt Korcheck,PF,1,5,.200
TOTAL TEAM,,102,200,.510
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If the No. 1-ranked Arizona Wildcats hold their form the rest of the season, we will witness the best defensive team in the school’s history without question.
The 1950-51 team limited opponents to a record-low 30.1 percent shooting from the field and the 2011-12 team shut down opponents from three-point range (school-record 28.5 percent). However, this year’s team has already sustained defensive scoring marks that rival the best efforts of their predecessors and 17 regular-season games still remain.
In Arizona’s last four games at McKale Center, including last night’s 60-25 shutdown of Washington State in the Pac-12 opener, the Wildcats have allowed opponents to average only 40 points a game. New Mexico State (48 points), Southern (43), NAU (44) and Wazzu have failed to score more than 50 points, the longest such streak against opponents in McKale’s 41-year history.
LOWEST HIGH SCORE ALLOWED IN A SEASON
BY ARIZONA WILDCATS AT McKALE CENTER
* Eight home games remaining
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Points,Opponent,Result,Season
62,Cal Poly,73-62 (W),2013-14*
72,California,79-72 (W/2OT),1985-86
73,Oakland,75-73 (W),2011-12
73,Oregon State,81-73 (W/OT),2011-12
74,Stanford,66-74 (L),1983-84
74,Oklahoma,78-74 (W),1989-90
74,UCLA,83-74 (W),1989-90
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Sean Miller Post-game WSU http://t.co/ucBTpQlFkH
— Wildcat Sports Now (@WildcatSN) January 3, 2014
Arizona ranks third nationally allowing opponents only 54.4 points a game, including just 50.4 points at McKale Center. The highest amount scored against Arizona at McKale this season was 62 points by Cal Poly in the season opener. The lowest high score that an Arizona team has allowed an opponent in a season at McKale Center is 72 points in 1985-86, when the Wildcats’ first Pac-10 title team beat Cal 79-72 in two overtimes.
Earlier this season, Arizona doubled Fairleigh-Dickinson’s 50 points at McKale Center. The five games to this point holding opponents to 50 points or less is the most since the 1964-65 team achieved the same mark and we’re not even halfway through the regular season.
Opponents this season are shooting 36.2 percent from the field (sixth in the nation) and only 28.8 percent from three-point range after Washington State’s performance Thursday night in Arizona’s 60-25 victory. The Cougars shot a McKale Center-record low 20 percent from the field. Their record 9.4 percent shooting in the first half resulted in only seven points, another McKale Center mark.
Arizona held host San Diego State to a season-low 60 points in a 69-60 win on Nov. 14. The No. 21 Aztecs have won 10 straight games since.
The Wildcats held Duke to a season-low 66 points in a 72-66 win at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 29. The seventh-ranked Blue Devils have won five consecutive games since that game.
Kaleb Tarczewski only player on either team to score in double digits (11).
— Anthony Gimino (@AGWildcatReport) January 3, 2014
Washington State played without its top scorer DaVonte Lacy, who underwent an emergency appendectomy last Saturday. He is averaging 18.9 points a game.
Arizona coach Sean Miller, whose defense-first mentality has made the Wildcats the No. 1 team, acknowledged the absence of Lacy but said the Wildcats “can only control what we do”.
“I thought we played efficiently on defense,” Miller said. “A lot of guys took pride in getting stops. The pace of the game was a little slower than we would have liked (with only 60 points against Washington State’s zone defense after the Cougars missed a shot, which happened plenty of times).
“I thought our defensive effort was outstanding. Hopefully, like we have talked a lot about, that it remains with us throughout. That’s the bigger question.”
It may be 12:30am, but @UACoachMiller is still working away #ConferenceGrind pic.twitter.com/C10m8x9gOb
— Arizona Basketball (@APlayersProgram) January 3, 2014
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TOP FIVE ARIZONA REBOUNDING TEAMS
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Margin,Team,Avg,Opp,Games
19.3,1950-51,59.5,40.2,30
12.7,2013-14,40.3,27.6,14
9.7,1976-77,46.7,37.0,27
8.3,1975-76,47.2,38.9,33
8.1,1998-99,41.7,33.6,29
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ARIZONA OVERALL PRODUCTIVITY RATING
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Player,Pos,G,S,PP,MIN,PR
Nick Johnson,SG,14,14,312,421,.741
Kaleb Tarczewski,C,12,11,209,308,.679
R. Hollis-Jefferson,SF,14,2,220,327,.673
Brandon Ashley,PF,14,14,258,366,.672
Aaron Gordon,SF,14,14,263,423,.622
T.J. McConnell,PG,14,14,206,419,.492
Gabe York,SG,14,1,130,271,.480
AVG 5-9.9 MIN,,,,,,
Matt Korcheck,PF,8,0,21,41,.512
Elliott Pitts,SG,6,0,8,35,.229
Jordin Mayes,PG,14,0,13,86,.151
AVG 1-4.9 MIN,,,,,,
Jacob Hazzard,PG,7,0,11,19,.579
Trey Mason,SG,6,0,7,16,.438
Erik Conklin,F,6,0,7,16,.438
Drew Mellon,F,5,0,2,11,.182
Zach Peters,C,4,0,-3,16,-.188
TOTAL TEAM,,,,1562,2600,.601
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ARIZONA PAC-10/12
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:
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Name (Year),G,S,PP,MIN,PR
Derrick Williams (2011),38,38,1190,1141,1.043
Sean Elliott (1989),33,33,1128,1125,1.003
Chris Mills (1993),28,28,838,870,.963
Sean Elliott (1988),38,38,1167,1249,.934
D. Stoudamire (1995),30,30,964,1092,.883
Mike Bibby (1998),35,35,905,1124,.805
Jason Terry (1999),29,29,877,1107,.792
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ARIZONA AS NO. 1 TEAM
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Season,Rec.,Pct.
1987-88,,
December 21-January 3,3-1,.750
January 11-February 7,6-1,.857
1988-89,,
February 6-February 12,1-1,.500
February 27-March 13,5-0,1.000
1997-98,,
November 20-November 30,4-1,.800
2000-01,,
November 20-November 26,3-1,.750
2002-03,,
November 23-December 22,5-1,.833
January 20-February 2,3-1,.750
February 10-March 16,7-1,.875
2013-14,,
December 9-January 5,5-0,1.000
TOTAL,42-8,.840
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ARIZONA SCHEDULE/PRODUCTIVITY RESULTS
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Date,Opponent,Results,TeamPR,Productivity Leader,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
Jan. 2,Wazzu,60-25 (W),.510,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,20,22,.909
Dec. 23,NAU,77-44 (W),.660,Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,30,27,1.111
Dec. 19,Southern,69-43 (W),.535,Aaron Gordon,SF,28,29,.966
Dec. 14,Michigan,72-70 (W),.530,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,23,26,.885
Dec. 11,N.M. State,74-48 (W),.555,Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,22,23,.957
Dec. 7,UNLV,63-58 (W),.450,T.J. McConnell,PG,29,35,.829
Dec. 3,Texas Tech,79-58 (W),.570,Brandon Ashley,PF,32,28,1.143
Nov. 29,Duke,72-66 (W),.590,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,21,28,.750
Nov. 27,Drexel,66-62 (W),.505,Nick Johnson,SG,31,36,.861
Nov. 19,Rhode Island,87-59 (W),.685,Nick Johnson,SG,39,26,1.500
Nov. 18,Fairleigh Dickinson,100-50 (W),.890,Nick Johnson,SG,30,20,1.500
Nov. 14,San Diego State,69-60 (W),.490,Nick Johnson,SG,29,31,.935
Nov. 11,Long Beach State,91-57 (W),.790,Brandon Ashley,PF,28,21,1.333
Nov. 8,Cal Poly,73-62 (W),.565,Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,20,21,.952
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WILDABOUTAZCATS.net publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes articles for Bleacher Report, Lindy’s College Sports and TucsonCitizen.com.
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