No. 1 Arizona hosts Abilene Christian after Burries’ 28-point game

Abilene Christian Wildcats (7-3) at Arizona Wildcats (9-0)

Tucson, Arizona; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Arizona plays Abilene Christian after Brayden Burries scored 28 points in Arizona’s 96-75 victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The Arizona Wildcats have gone 5-0 in home games. Arizona is 8-0 against opponents with a winning record.

The Abilene Christian Wildcats are 1-2 in road games. Abilene Christian averages 73.8 points and has outscored opponents by 8.1 points per game.

Arizona makes 51.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.8 percentage points higher than Abilene Christian has allowed to its opponents (42.7%). Abilene Christian has shot at a 45.3% clip from the field this season, 5.2 percentage points higher than the 40.1% shooting opponents of Arizona have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Koa Peat is scoring 14.8 points per game with 5.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Arizona Wildcats. Jaden Bradley is averaging 14.3 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 56.4%.

Yaniel Rivera is shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Abilene Christian Wildcats, while averaging 9.8 points and 1.6 steals. Bradyn Hubbard is averaging 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals.

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