Arizona beats Duke 72-66
The Wildcats won the NIT Season Tip-Off. First game under twenty points for Jabari Parker
Arizona won the NIT Season Tip-Off by beating Duke 72-66 at Madison Square Garden. Coach Miller gets at least 7 points from 7 of the 8 players used. The top scorer is guard Nick Johnson with 15 points - 4 of 10 from the field, 5 of 7 free throws, also 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots- and at least two decisive plays in crunch time. Good performance of the powerful freshman power forward Aaron Gordon,10 points with 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Ultimately Arizona showed a choral game, while the Blue Devils are strongly tied to the performance of the two stars, freshman all-around Jabari Parker - 19 points and 2 blocks, 7 of 19 from the field, under 20 points for the first time this season- and sophomore small forward Rodney Hood - 21 points and 8 rebounds, 8 of 14 from the field-.
Is becoming increasingly clear that there isn't a Plumlee-type of player on this team, a guy willing to do the dirty work on defense. Is no coincidence that coach K tried to sign former Memphis center Tarik Black...