Azuolas Tubelis exploded for 40 points in Arizona's win over Oregon; with the help of coaches, Kerr Kriisa and Bill Walton, we break down every single shot Tubelis made.
Bruce Pascoe After Azuolas Tubelis put up his fourth straight double-double last Saturday at Washington, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd was asked about possibly taking the skilled and fleet-footed Lithuanian big man’s production for granted.Lloyd was joking, naturally, but the truth of it was that Tubelis has been pretty much flying under the national radar as a potential All-American and maybe even a player-of-the-year candidate all season despite leading the Pac-12 in both scoring and rebounding.
It was vintage Tubelis, racing downcourt or along the baseline, slipping past countless Oregon defenders, then lofting the ball out of his left hand via layup, hook or jumper accurately into the hoop. Tubelis poured in 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting in the first half, then added another 13 on 6-for-7 shooting in the second.
Lloyd on Tubelis’ ability to get good shots off with his left hand despite teams knowing he is left-handed: “If you cheat it so bad, he's mobile enough to make a layup with his right hand. He's not incapable of that. 11 — 11:21: Hits layup under the basket off high entry pass from Larsson, draws foul on N’Faly Dante, makes free throw. Arizona 26, Oregon 17.
Lloyd: “If you're generally scoring around the basket, usually you're going to be in tight space. And when you're in tight space, there's contact, and it lends to more fouls being called. I don't think it's anything more complicated than that. 22 — 3:18: Takes pass from Kriisa, drives left side, hits short jumper off glass. Arizona 42, Oregon 31.
27 — 0:27: Deflects pass from Rivaldo Soares, Cedric Henderson picks it up and lobs up court to Tubelis, who drives in for a dunk. Arizona 50, Oregon 35. Before scoring again, Tubelis kicked out an assist for a corner 3-pointer by Kylan Boswell, while also dishing inside to Oumar Ballo.
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