Arizona 96, at Alabama 75

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Interstat) — In a clash of contrasting styles, the undefeated Arizona Wildcats used a dominant second-half surge fueled by relentless offensive rebounding and a stifling defensive effort to overwhelm the Alabama Crimson Tide 96-75 in a nonconference men’s basketball game Saturday at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. A crowd of 14,948 saw the Wildcats, now 9-0, erase a two-point halftime deficit by outscoring the Crimson Tide 57-34 after intermission. The decisive run was a microcosm of the game’s defining theme: Arizona’s sheer physicality and hustle against Alabama’s perimeter-oriented attack and shot-blocking prowess. The most important part of the game… Read more...