Arizona's Kobi Simmons gets pumped as he defends Chico State's Joseph Lynch in the first half during a game at McKale Center on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star

The ZonaZoo wasn’t at its usual full capacity on Sunday, probably because of the beautiful weekend afternoon weather and the fact that it was an exhibition game.

Regardless, the Zoo wasn’t at its best when it repeatedly went back to the same chant. That is, “Chico’s not a state!”

Did the students feel the same way after Wichita State eliminated Arizona in the NCAA Tournament game last year?

Or when Arizona went down by 12 points to these Wildcats from Chico?

“Quite frankly,” Miller said, “we weren’t ready for the matchup this early in the year.” 


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