Azuolas Tubelis scored 19 points, Oumar Ballo added 18 and No. 9 Arizona turned the physical tables on No. 6 Tennessee for a 75-70 victory Saturday night.
Arizona got pushed around, unable to score at its usual pace. The shots didn’t fall with the same regularity, the opportunities to get out on the break limited.Azuolas Tubelis scored 19 points, Oumar Ballo added 18 and"It just shows our versatility," said Arizona’s Pelle Larsson, who had 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists. "We always want to get up and down, but teams adjust so we have to adjust.
"We hung in there and we didn’t panic," Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said. "In the second half, we were a little more methodical and didn’t get panicky." Arizona starting cutting off the driving lanes — three charges — and working the ball inside to Ballo and Tubelis, using a 13-4 run to tie it at 35 by halftime.Arizona kept up the defensive pressure to start the second half, holding Tennessee scoreless for nearly four minutes to take a 61-51 lead.
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