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LONGEST McKALE WIN STREAKS
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PRESENT 47-GAME WIN STREAK
2012-13 — 3 wins (Cal 2/10/13 last defeat)
2013-14 — 18 wins (Beat Oregon 67-65 for 18th victim)
2014-15 — 17 wins (Beat Gonzaga in OT for 26th victim)
2015-16 — 9 wins to date (Long Beach State 47th victim)
VS. WASHINGTON IN STREAK
2012-13 — Game 1 (2/20/13, Arizona 70-52)
2013-14 — Game 14 (1/4/14, Arizona 71-62)
2014-15 — Did not play at McKale
1987-92 71-GAME WIN STREAK
1987-88 — 19 wins (Duke sixth victim)
1988-89 — 14 wins (Pitt/Sean Miller 25th victim)
1989-90 — 14 wins (Beat Cal in OT for 38th victim)
1990-91 — 17 wins (Beat Duke in 2OT for 60th victim)
1991-92 — 7 wins (UCLA ends streak on 1/11/92)
AT THIS POINT (AND AHEAD) DURING 71-GAME WIN STREAK
No. 47: 3/3/90, 87-60 win over Oregon State
Matt Muehlebach had 21 points and the Arizona defense stifled 16th-ranked Oregon State and Gary Payton to earn a share of the Pac-10 title with the Beavers in the last game at McKale that season. Muehlebach (5-of-9 three-pointers) and Matt Othick (4 of 4) outplayed Payton on the perimeter as the Beavers’ star was held to only five points, breaking a streak of 50 consecutive games in double figures. Othick recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists.
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Matt Othick posted a double-double (13 points and 10 assists) in Arizona’s 87-60 win over Oregon State and Gary Payton in 1990 when the Wildcats increased their McKale Center winning streak to 47 games.
Chris Mills led Arizona with 17 points in his first game with the Wildcats in 1990, a season-opening 122-80 win over Austin Peay, increasing the Wildcats’ McKale Center winning streak to 48 games.
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Matt Muehlebach had 21 points in Arizona’s 87-60 win over Oregon State in 1990, helping to increase the McKale Center win streak to 47 games.
ARIZONA 87, OREGON STATE 60
OREGON STATE (60)
Alibegovic 6-12 0-1 12, Martin 1-8 0-0 3, Haskin 3-7 0-1 6, Payton 2-8 0-0 5, Brantley 4-8 0-0 8, Anderson 0-3 3-4 3,
Celestine 3-6 1-1 7, McKinney 2-7 0-0 6, McIntosh 2-4 0-2 4, Cavell 1-5 0-0 3, Harris 1-1 0-0 3, Rueppell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-70 4-9 60.
ARIZONA (87)
Williams 3-5 0-0 6, Buechler 3-9 4-4 10, Stokes 5-7 2-2 12, Othick 4-5 1-4 13, Muehlebach 6-10 4-4 21, Rooks 4-6 5-5 13, Mason 0-1 0-0 0, David 1-1 1-2 3, Womack 4-4 1-2 9, Schmidt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-48 18-23 87.
Halftime: Arizona 45, Oregon State 32. 3-point goals: Oregon State 6-22 (McKinney 2-4, Harris 1-1, Cavell 1-3, Payton 1-5, Martin 1-6, Alibegovic 0-1, Brantley 0-1, Celestine 0-1), Arizona 9-15 (Muehlebach 5-9, Othick 4-4, Buechler 0-2). Fouled out: Stokes. Rebounds: Oregon State 30 (Payton 4), Arizona 39 (Rooks 11). Assists: Oregon State 16 (Payton 5), Arizona 24 (Othick 10). Total fouls: Oregon State 19, Arizona 12. Attendance: 13,658.
Khalid Reeves’ first game with Arizona did not include a lot of scoring (seven points) but he had a team-high nine assists in the 1990-91 season-opening 122-80 win over Austin Peay, increasing the McKale Center win streak to 48 games.
No. 48: 11/14/90, 122-80 win over Austin Peay
Three newcomers to the program — Chris Mills (Kentucky transfer) and freshmen Khalid Reeves and Deron Johnson — had an impact on No. 3-ranked Arizona’s 1990-91 season opener. Mills led the Wildcats with 17 points, Reeves led in assists (nine) and Johnson, a Sunnyside grad, had a team-high seven rebounds to go with 16 points. The game, which featured 33 assists by Arizona, was a first-round matchup in the Preseason NIT.
ARIZONA 122, AUSTIN PEAY 80
AUSTIN PEAY (80)
Ware 5-17 5-9 15, DeVoe 0-7 0-0 0, Brown 8-14 11-15 27, Tivis 2-10 2-4 7, Franklin 3-9 0-0 7, Herman 4-10 0-0 11, Murphy 4-7 1-2 11, Boykin 0-1 0-0 0, Suiter 1-1 0-0 2, Baynham 0-0 0-0 0, Otter 0-0 0-0 0, Woodroffe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-77 19-30 80.
ARIZONA (122)
Mills 6-8 4-5 17, Rooks 3-4 3-6 9, Williams 5-7 5-5 15, Othick 1-3 0-0 2, Muehlebach 5-6 2-2 14, Womack 6-8 4-6 16, Stokes 3-7 4-6 10, Reeves 3-6 1-2 7, Schmidt 5-6 0-0 12, Johnson 7-13 2-2 16, Flanagan 2-2 0-2 4. Totals 46-70 25-36 122.
Halftime: Arizona 59, Austin Peay 31. 3-point goals: Austin Peay 7-24 (Herman 3-7, Murphy 2-3, Franklin 1-1, Tivis 1-7, Boykin 0-1, DeVoe 0-1, Ware 0-4), Arizona 5-9 (Schmidt 2-2, Muehlebach 2-3, Mills 1-2, Othick 0-1, Reeves 0-1). Fouled out: Stokes. Rebounds: Austin Peay 28 (Ware 10), Arizona 52 (Johnson 7). Assists: Austin Peay 12 (Ware, Brown, Franklin 2), Arizona 33 (Reeves 9). Total fouls: Austin Peay 24, Arizona 21. Attendance: 13,813.
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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