Records watch/Twitter reactions: Arizona Wildcats’ win over Weber State

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NICK JOHNSON CAREER POINTS RANKING
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Rank,Player,Years,Points
25,Mustafa Shakur,2004-07,1318
26,Ivan Radenovic,2004-07,1300
27,Nic Wise,2007-10,1285
27,Nick Johnson,2011-14,1285
29,Link Richmond,1944-49,1246
30,Derrick Williams,2009-11,1227
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Lance Briggs’ traditional Tweet after an Arizona win.

Zona. All. Day.

— Lance Briggs (@LanceBriggs) March 21, 2014

ARIZONA FRESHMAN REBOUND RECORD
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Rank,Player,Season,Rebs
1,Bob Elliott,1973-74,278
2,Aaron Gordon,2013-14,273
2,Al Fleming,1972-73,257
4,Michael Wright,1998-99,254
5,Derrick Williams,2009-10,219
6,Channing Frye,2001-02,214
7,Kaleb Tarczewski,2012-13,212
8,Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,2013-14,200
9,Brandon Ashley,2012-13,186
10,Chase Budinger,2006-07,179
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Arizona coach Sean Miller felt his team was in control throughout just didn’t finish in dominating fashion.

UA's Miller: "I never felt the game was in doubt .. once we got through the first four minutes of the game, I felt like we were in control."

— Jack Magruder (@JackMagruder) March 21, 2014

Arizona has never featured a freshman duo like Aaron Gordon and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson on the glass.

Aaron Gordon 273 rebounds/Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 200. Become first #ArizonaWildcats freshman duo to each have at least 200 rebs in a season

— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) March 21, 2014

Mutual respect achieved by each player, who are MVPs of their respective conferences.

Davion Berry says he now considers Nick Johnson a friend and that there is much respect between the two. #RealRecognizesReal

— Zach Clark (@ZachEClark) March 21, 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
9.7,1976-77,46.7,37.0,27
8.3,1975-76,47.2,38.9,33
8.2,2013-14,38.7,30.5,35
8.1,1998-99,41.7,33.6,29
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Hollis-Jefferson must play through battle scars Sunday when Arizona plays in the Round of 32 against either Gonzaga or Oklahoma State.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson left the locker room with a doctor. He had a blood shot eye. Said he got poked 3 times but will be good to go

— DailyWildcatHoops (@WildcatHoops) March 21, 2014

ARIZONA NCAA TOURNAMENT BLOCKED SHOTS
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Rank,Opponent,Date,No.
No. 1,Weber State,3/21/14,12
No. 2,UTEP,3/13/87,11
No. 3,Eastern Illinois,3/16/01,9
,Illinois,3/25/01,9
No. 5,St. Francis (Pa.),3/14/91,8
,North Carolina,3/29/97,8
,Maryland,3/19/98,8
,Jackson State,3/16/00,8
,Illinois,3/26/05,8
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Kudos to T.J. McConnell for sticking around for a postgame interview despite a subpar performance against Weber State. Shows his maturity.

VIDEO T.J. McConnell Post-game w/@uaryno: http://t.co/KSkWubb9ye #AZvsWSU #4BAshley #BearDown #APlayersProgram

— Arizona Athletics (@AZATHLETICS) March 21, 2014

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Another Wildcat reunion with 1994 teammates Kevin Flanagan and Corey Williams with Flanagan’s wife, Alex Flanagan.

#WildcatRoyalty my 94' FINAL FOUR teammate Kevin Flannigan and his wife and my colleague @Alex_Flanagan! pic.twitter.com/YYcsekff4i

— Corey Williams (@CollegeCorey) March 21, 2014

Gordon is not one for cliches. He demands more.

“I don’t like the term survive & advance, I like the term dominate & advance. I don't think we dominated today." – Aaron Gordon

— Tracy McDannald (@TracyGOAZCATS) March 21, 2014

Gabe York’s early first-half performance boosted the Arizona Wildcats when they needed it the most.

Gabe York did some nice things for @APlayersProgram in their win over Weber State today here in San Diego pic.twitter.com/uA3Qagp4zu

— Brad Cesmat (@bradcesmat) March 21, 2014

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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.

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