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— The last time Washington State played at McKale Center on Jan. 2, 2014, and the Wildcats won by a score of 60-25. The Wildcats will probably surpass that combined score total of 85 points tonight. The 25 points by the Cougars were a record low amount of points scored at McKale. The previous low was 37 by NAU in 1989. Washington State was in its last season with former coach Ken Bone and the Wildcats were ranked No. 1. Quite a few Cougars remain from that game including senior forward John Longrus, junior guard Que Johnson, senior forward Brett Boese, junior forward Josh Hawkinson and junior guard Ike Iroegbu. Those five players scored a combined 13 points against the Wildcats. They now average a combined 45.1 points a game, led by All-Pac-12 candidates Hawkinson and Iroegbu. …

— Iroegbu, a Sacramento product who played at Oak Hill Academy, is averaging 14.8 points and is shooting 54.8 percent (23 of 42) from three-point range. Hawkinson, who played only seven minutes at McKale a couple of years ago as a skinny freshman reserve, has turned into a beast at 6’10” and 235 pounds. He has an incredible 13 double-doubles (points and rebounds), including that achievement in the last 11 games. He is averaging Ryan Anderson-esque 17.1 points and 11.4 rebounds a game. …

— Speaking of double-doubles, from the Arizona media relations department: Kaleb Tarczewski has posted a double-double in his last three games. This comes after Ryan Anderson’s streak of five consecutive double-doubles to give Arizona eight consecutive games of at least one double-double recorded. No Arizona team has produced eight straight games with at least one double-double since joining what was the Pac-10 prior to the 1978-79 season. … My guess is the frontcourt tandem of Bob Elliott and Al Fleming in the 1970’s could have produced double-doubles all season. Tarczewski-Anderson belong in the same sentence with Elliott and Fleming with the way each has played in their double-double streak. …

— This is from the bet-you-didn’t-know category: Arizona achieved its 1,700th win in its program’s history with the victory over Washington on Thursday. The overall record of the Wildcats is 1,700-900. Since Lute Olson was hired in 1983, the program has achieved 766 victories (589 by Olson and 177 by Sean Miller). That equates to 45.1 percent of the program’s overall victories in a 32-year span. In the 77 years prior, the Wildcats won only 54.9 percent of their games. …

— Miller’s overall record is 297-102 in 12 years as a head coach at Xavier and Arizona. While he is only three victories from the 300-win milestone, Tarczewski is seeking his 100th win tonight in which he logged minutes with the Wildcats. Tarczewski is only 10 wins shy of Matt Muehlebach’s school record of 109 victories from 1987-91. Washington State is on alert: Tarczewski has made 81 percent of his field goal attempts in four games against the Cougars. …

— Do you think former ASU football player Terrell Suggs has texted his cousin Renard Suggs, a junior guard at Washington State, about how much he wants him to beat his former arch-rival? …

— Washington State coach Ernie Kent told The Arizona Daily Star‘s Bruce Pascoe that he can’t remember a more competitive conference from top to bottom and Kent should know from his extensive history with the league dating to his days as a player at Oregon. “Being a player in it, and a coach in it and an analyst, I can tell you it’s true,” said Kent, who worked at the Pac-12 Networks between stints coaching the Ducks and Cougars. “As I said at (preseason) media day, if they picked us last, it’s going to be a heck of a conference race this year. I knew my team and yet I knew we had a lot of good teams. Sure enough, here it is. It’s an incredible conference race. It makes great viewing for the fans.” …

— Arizona has scored 80 or more points in nine consecutive games. It is the longest such streak since the Wildcats eclipsed the 80-point mark in 11 straight games during the 1997-98 season when Mike Bibby, Miles Simon and Michael Dickerson engineered an offensive juggernaut. That 11-game streak followed a nine-game run of 80 or more points to start that season. Arizona averaged 90.8 points a game that season. Here is the 11-game streak that included eight games of at least 91 points:

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Date,Opp,Score
12/28/97,James Madison,W/92-68
12/29/97,Kansas State,W/125-87
1/3/98,UCLA,W/87-75
1/5/98,USC,W/91-72
1/8/98,at Wazzu,W/94-81
1/10/98,at Washington,W/110-91
1/15/98,ASU,W/127-99
1/18/98,New Mexico,W/89-70
1/22/98,Oregon,W/87-57
1/25/98,Oregon St.,W/93-80
1/29/98,at Stanford,W/93-75
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NO. 18 ARIZONA (14-3, 2-2) VS.
Washington State (9-7, 1-3)

Tip Time: 6:36 p.m. MST
TV: Pac-12 Networks (Ted Robinson/Bill Walton)
Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network (Brian Jeffries/Ryan Hansen)

THE SERIES
Overall: Arizona leads 59-16
In Tucson: Arizona leads 29-7
Current Streak: Arizona won 8
Sean Miller vs. Wazzu: 8-2
Last Meeting: Arizona won, 88-59, on Feb. 15, 2015

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)

SEASON PRODUCTIVITY RATING
[table sort=”desc”]
Player,Pos,G,S,PP,MIN,PR
Ryan Anderson,PF,16,16,434,464,.935
Kaleb Tarczewski,C,9,7,176,225,.782
Allonzo Trier,SG,16,11,317,450,.704
Dusan Ristic,C,17,9,225,320,.703
Kadeem Allen,PG,17,17,260,420,.619
Mark Tollefsen,SF,17,6,216,398,.543
Gabe York,SG,17,17,297,550,.540
P.Jackson-Cartwright,PG,17,0,94,355,.265
Elliott Pitts,SG,7,2,7,149,.047
AVG 5-9.9 MIN,,,,
Justin Simon,SG,14,0,58,109,.532
Chance Comanche,C,12,0,31,70,.443
AVG 1-4.9 MIN,,,,
Jacob Hazzard,PG,4,0,11,13,.846
Paulo Cruz,SG,3,0,-2,8,-.250
TOTAL TEAM,,17,,2133,3525,.605
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PRODUCTIVITY REPORT
ARIZONA PAC-10/12
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:
[table sort=”desc”]
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
Nick Johnson (2014),38,38,848,1254,.676
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ARIZONA 99, WASHINGTON 67
PRODUCTIVITY RATING
* — STARTERS
[table sort=”desc”]
Player,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
*Ryan Anderson,PF,38,25,1.520
*Kaleb Tarczewski,C,33,25,1.320
*Kadeem Allen,PG,20,23,.870
Justin Simon,SG,13,16,.813
*Mark Tollefsen,SF,15,24,.625
*Gabe York,SG,18,30,.600
Dusan Ristic,C,12,22,.545
P.Jackson-Cartwright,PG,12,23,.521
LESS THAN 10 MIN,,,,
Chance Comanche,C,7,6,1.167
Jacob Hazzard,PG,3,4,.750
Paul Cruz,SG,0,2,.000
TOTAL TEAM,,174,200,.870
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ARIZONA’S TOP SCORING CENTERS
Rank: Overall school ranking.
[table=”desc”]
Rank,Name,Years,Points
2.,Bob Elliott,1974-77,2131
9.,Channing Frye,2002-05,1789
14.,Anthony Cook,1986-89,1590
15.,Sean Rooks,1989-92,1497
25.,Frank Smith,1980-83,1329
32.,Jordan Hill,2007-09,1208
42.,A.J. Bramlett,1996-99,1098
43.,Joseph Blair,1993-96,1086
47.,Kaleb Tarczewski,2013-16,1036
51.,Ed Stokes,1990-93,984
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HOW ARE THEY DOING?
Present power ranking of non-conference opponents Arizona has played according to KenPom.com.
[table sort=”desc”]
Rank,Opponent,Rec,Result,Date
No.37,Providence,15-2,PC/69-65,11/27/15
No.40,Gonzaga,13-4,UA/68-63,12/5/15
No.73,Boise State,13-4,UA/88-76,11/19/15
No.73,Boise State,13-4,UA/68-59,11/29/15
No.86,UNLV,10-7,UA/82-70,12/19/15
No.115,Fresno State,11-6,UA/85-72,12/9/15
No.124,Long Beach State,8-10,UA/85-70,12/22/15
No.177,Missouri,8-8,UA/88-52,12/13/15
No.218,Santa Clara,7-12,UA/75-73(OT),11/26/15
No.244,Pacific,4-12,UA/79-61,11/13/15
No.302,NAU,3-12,UA/92-37,12/16/15
No.336,Bradley,3-15,UA/90-60,11/16/15
No.341,Northwestern State,3-11,UA/61-42,11/22/15
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PAC-12 POMEROY RATINGS
Present RPI ranking of Pac-12 teams according to KenPom.com.
[table sort=”desc”]
Rank,Opponent,Ovr,P12,Pomeroy
No.15,Arizona,14-3,2-2,.9023
No.19,USC,15-3,4-1,.8838
No.23,Oregon,14-3,3-1,.8741
No.34,California,12-6,2-3,.8338
No.54,Colorado,13-4,2-2,.7859
No.60,Arizona St.,11-6,1-3,.7628
No.62,Oregon St.,11-4,2-2,.7586
No.67,UCLA,11-7,2-3,.7551
No.69,Utah,12-5,1-3,.7994
No.78,Stanford,10-6,3-2,.7183
No.103,Washington,11-5,3-1,.6636
No.126,Washington St.,9-7,1-3,.6188
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THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS CAREER
[table sort=”desc”]
Rank,FG,Player,Years
1.,342,Salim Stoudamire,2001-05
2.,318,Jason Gardner,1999-2003
3.,272,Damon Stoudamire,1992-95
4.,193,Jason Terry,1996-99
4.,193,Kyle Fogg,2008-12
6.,191,Matt Othick,1989-92
7.,190,Chase Budinger,2006-09
8.,186,Khalid Reeves,1991-94
9.,176,Miles Simon,1994-98
10.,172,Gabe York,2012-present
11.,163,Matt Muehlebach,1988-91
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LONGEST McKALE WIN STREAKS
[table sort=”desc”]
Streak,Coach,Years
71,Lute Olson,1988-91
48,Sean Miller,2013-present
38,Fred Snowden,1975-77
37,Lute Olson,1997-99
22,Sean Miller,2010-11
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ARIZONA SCHEDULE/PRODUCTIVITY RESULTS
*-John Wooden Legacy in Fullerton/Anaheim (Calif.)
[table sort=”desc”]
Date,Opponent,Results,TeamPR,Productivity Leader,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
Jan. 14,Washington,99-67 (W),.870,Ryan Anderson,PF,38,25,1.520
Jan. 9,at USC,103-101 (4OT) (L),.453,Dusan Ristic,C,15,18,.833
Jan. 7,at UCLA,87-84 (L),.630,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,29,24,1.208
Jan. 3,at ASU,94-82 (W),.740,Gabe York,SG,34,30,1.133
Dec. 22,Long Beach State,85-70 (W),.665,Allonzo Trier,SG,29,31,.935
Dec. 19,UNLV,82-70 (W),.650,Dusan Ristic,C,30,25,1.200
Dec. 16,NAU,92-37 (W),.860,Ryan Anderson,PF,38,19,2.000
Dec. 13,Missouri,88-52 (W),.700,Ryan Anderson,PF,28,24,1.667
Dec. 9,Fresno State,85-72 (W),.595,Allonzo Trier,SG,42,33,1.273
Dec. 5,at Gonzaga,68-63 (W),.450,Allonzo Trier,SG,27,35,.771
Nov. 29,*Boise State,68-59 (W),.485,Kadeem Allen,PG,23,25,.920
Nov. 27,*Providence,69-65 (L),.410,Ryan Anderson,PF,44,32,1.375
Nov. 26,*Santa Clara,75-73 OT (W),.436,Ryan Anderson,PF,27,36,.750
Nov. 22,Northwestern State,61-42 (W),.440,Gabe York,SG,21,26,.750
Nov. 19,Boise State,88-76 (W),.695,Parker Jackson-Cartwright,PG,23,18,1.278
Nov. 16,Bradley,90-60 (W),.710,Allonzo Trier,SG,43,23,1.870
Nov. 13,Pacific,79-61 (W),.595,Ryan Anderson,PF,40,26,1.538
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He has also written articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.

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