Best Arizona basketball photos

Arizona Wildcats forward Lauri Markkanen (10) finishes his baseline drive with a slam dunk during the second half of the No. 7 Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils men's college basketball game on March 4, 2017, in Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona won 73-60. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

• Points per game: 15.6 

• Field goals: 171-349 (49.0 percent) 

• 3-pointers: 67-155 (43.2 percent) 

• Free throws: 122-148 (82.4 percent) 

• Rebounds per game: 7.1

• Assists per game: 0.9

• Steals per game: 0.4

• Blocks per game: 0.5

• Turnovers per game: 1.1

• Minutes played per game: 30.5


• Breakout game: Markkanen's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's Pac-12 Tournament semifinal game against UCLA on March 10. Markkanen led the Wildcats in scoring with 29 points (10-22 FGs, 4-10 3PT, 5-6 FTs) and on the glass with six rebounds across 32 minutes of action. Arizona won 86-75. 


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