No. 2 Arizona defeated No. 15 Long Beach State, 85-65, in the first round of the 2024 NCAA tournament, led by a 20 point performance from Kylan Boswell. (March Madness YouTube)
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How No. 2 seed Arizona (26-8) and No. 7 seed Dayton match up heading into Saturday's 9:45 a.m. tilt in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Salt Lake City.
Former Arizona high school basketball Gatorade Player of the Year Daron Holmes II out of Goodyear Millennium HS — a former Arizona recruit — is an All-American for Dayton this season. The Wildcats and Flyers meet Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City.
Despite playing in a conference that routinely assigns them 8 p.m. or later game times, Arizona has actually tipped off four of its past eight games at noon local time, That sort of conditioning could come in handy Saturday, when the Wildcats face Dayton at 10:45 a.m. local time in Salt Lake City (9:45 in Arizona).
