Obstacles: Up for breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Arizona time, the Wildcats received a rude awakening with almost team-wide foul trouble throughout their short roster. Markkanen fouled out after 21 minutes while four other players had four fouls each.
What happened: Markkanen scored in single digits for the only time all season, but the Wildcats hit 13 of 24 three-pointers and held the Tigers to just 32.7 percent shooting.
Final score: Arizona 79, Missouri 60
Miller said it: “They really mixed their defenses … 1-3-1 zone. … 3-2 zone. Man to man. Press dropping to zone. I think the thing they wanted us to do is dare us to take some 3s and test us. We passed the test.”
