Who's got the edge when the Arizona Wildcats face Gonzaga?
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Alec White
Digital Sports Producer & Reporter
Zags still winless in Tucson
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The Arizona bench reacts after scoring against Gonzaga during the first half of the teams' semifinal game at the Maui Invitational, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
The No. 15 ranked Arizona Wildcats welcome No. 6 Gonzaga to Tucson for the first time since 2014 in what will also be the first ranked matchup at McKale Center since the Wildcats faced ASU in 2017.
Two of the West Coast's top programs head into the game ranked 10-1 with Gonzaga coming off a road win at Washington while the Cats are fresh off a 50-point win over Omaha.
The Zags have won the previous two matchups but have never beaten Arizona inside McKale. So who holds the edge in tonight's matchup?
Vegas favors Arizona
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Arizona head coach Sean Miller, left, talks with guard Nico Mannion during a break in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Penn at the Wooden Legacy tournament in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
The Wildcats are a 2-point favorite over the Bulldogs.
Under Sean Miller, Arizona is 4-1 at home when playing opponents ranked in the AP top 10 and the Cats are also 101-8 in their last 109 home games.
KenPom.com
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Gonzaga Bulldogs coach Mark Few has guided the Zags to the Sweet 16 in each of the last five seasons and his teams have gone 18-5 against Pac-12 schools over the last decade.
Overall ranking
Gonzaga: No. 7
Arizona: No. 14
Offensive efficiency
Gonzaga: No. 6
Arizona: No. 13
Defensive efficiency
Gonzaga: No. 39
Arizona: No. 36
Team statistics
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Arizona guard Josh Green (0) gets it from all sides as he drives between Nebraska-Omaha guard Marlon Ruffin (23), left, and forward Matt Pile (40) in the second half of their game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 11, 2019.
Points per game
Gonzaga: 85.9 (11th in NCAA)
Arizona: 85.5 (8th in NCAA)
Field goal percentage
Gonzaga: 49.9% (13th)
Arizona: 51.2% (8th)
3-point percentage
Gonzaga: 38.3 (T-32nd)
Arizona: 40.6% (T-16th)
Offensive rebounds per game
Gonzaga: 12.4 (T-57th)
Arizona: 9.5 (T-228th)
Defensive rebounds per game
Gonzaga: 29.5 (T-25th)
Arizona: 27.4 (T-101st)
Leaders in scoring per game
UpdatedGonzaga
Filip Petrusev: 15.8 ppg
Corey Kispert: 13.7 ppg
Killian Tillie: 13.7 ppg
Arizona
Zeke Nnaji: 15.9 ppg
Nico Mannion: 14.9 ppg
Josh Green: 12.9 ppg
Leaders in field goal percentage (15+ min per game)
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Arizona forward Zeke Nnaji (22) elbows his way to the bucket through Nebraska-Omaha guard KJ Robinson (5) in the first half of their game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 11, 2019.
Gonzaga
Drew Timme: 58.7%
Anton Watson: 57.1%
Ryan Woolridge: 52.5%
Arizona
Zeke Nnaji: 70.7%
Chase Jeter: 63.6%
Nico Mannion: 47.8%
Leaders in 3-point percentage
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Arizona guard Dylan Smith, left, gets fouled by Penn guard Lucas Monroe going to the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Wooden Legacy tournament in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Gonzaga
Ryan Woolridge: 58.8%
Corey Kispert: 41.5%
Killian Tillie: 40.7%
Arizona
Jemarl Baker: 48.6%
Dylan Smith: 46.3%
Nico Mannion: 41.7%
Leaders in rebounding per game
UpdatedGonzaga
Filip Petrusev: 8.5
Joel Ayayi: 6.6
Drew Timme: 5.5
Arizona
Zeke Nnaji: 6.7
Chase Jeter: 5.8
Josh Green and Ira Lee: 5.1
Alec White
Digital Sports Producer & Reporter
