Arizona put four players in double figures while scoring 16 more points at the free throw line than Tennessee in its 75-70 win over Tennessee during a Top 10 showdown at McKale Center.
Azuolas Tubelis led Arizona with 19 points while Oumar Ballo had 18, wing Pelle Larsson had 17 and guard guard Courtney Ramey added another 13. Arizona hit 24 of 27 free throws while Tennessee took just 10 free throws — none in the first half — and hit eight of them.
Tubelis had just six points and three rebounds in UA’s 77-73 loss at Tennessee last season, while playing just 14 minutes in part because of foul trouble. Earlier this week, Tubelis said he was “lost” in the game at Thompson-Boling Arena, the Wildcats’ first loss under coach Tommy Lloyd. The game was tied 35 at halftime, but Arizona took a 58-51 lead by holding Tennessee to 35.3% shooting over the first 12 minutes of the second half while the Volunteers turned the ball over four times.
Arizona had a 35-33 lead and possession of the ball with 36 seconds left in the first half, but Ramey was called for an offensive fouls, and Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack made a layup with two seconds left to tie the game up. With a rowdy, big-game vibe in the stands throughout most of the game, McKale Center became quieter midway through the first half while Tennessee took a 27-20 lead with eight minutes left in the first half. Volunteers entered the game shooting just 32.4% from 3 but made 5 of 9 to that point and were shooting 57.9% overall.
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