The fourth-ranked Arizona Wildcats are placing a powerful resume collectively and it’s simply the third week of the school basketball season.
After using freshman Koa Peat’s sensational debut to an opening-night win over then-No. 3 Florida, the Wildcats added one other spectacular win on Wednesday night time with a 71-67 victory at No. 3 UConn.
Though Arizona led by as many as 13 within the second half, a 17-5 run from the Huskies made it a one-point sport with 4:41 to play. UConn even held a 64-63 lead with simply over a minute to play earlier than Arizona took cost and completed one thing hardly ever seen within the sport.
Arizona joins unique listing after newest win over top-three opponent
Based on ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Arizona (5-0) is simply the third staff in AP ballot historical past to have a number of wins over top-three opponents in its first 5 video games of the season and the primary since Kansas within the 1989-90 season (h/t ESPN Analysis).
