No. 1Arizona Wildcats

West Region · 1st Round

Past match

Arizona Wildcats won.

Arizona Wildcats beat the Long Island University Sharks

Ranked #16 · 24-11 58 – 92

Ranked #1 · 33-2

Final · Fri, Mar 20

Game Details

Viejas Arena (San Diego) · 11,418 fans · TNT View tournament bracket →

Recap

Top-seeded Arizona rolls past Long Island 92-58 in impressive NCAA Tournament opener

While a couple of other No. 1 seeds got tested by their first-round matchups in classic March Madness fashion this week, Arizona started its title quest with a breezy, businesslike win.

Recap via ESPN

Viejas Arena · San Diego

Line Score

	1	2	T
LIU	29	29	58
ARIZ	53	39	92

Game Flow

LIU ARIZ

H1H2

6-0Biggest Run11-0

0Largest Lead38

0 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · Arizona Wildcats

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Long Island University Sharks

Mason Porter-Brown · 15Points
Greg Gordon · 3Assists
Jamal Fuller · 5Rebounds

Arizona Wildcats

Brayden Burries · 18Points
Jaden Bradley · 4Assists
Ivan Kharchenkov · 10Rebounds

2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings

Team	GB
Long Island University	-
Central Connecticut	3
Mercyhurst	5
Le Moyne	5
New Haven	6
Wagner	7
Stonehill	7
Fairleigh Dickinson	7
Saint Francis	10
Chicago State	10

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team	GB
Arizona	-
Houston	2
Iowa State	4
Kansas	4
Texas Tech	4
TCU	5
BYU	7
UCF	7
West Virginia	7
Cincinnati	7
Colorado	9
Arizona State	9
Oklahoma State	10
Baylor	10
Kansas State	13
Utah	14

Team Stats

Long Island University SharksArizona Wildcats

Shooting

22-68, 32% Field Goals 32-60, 53%

8-27, 30% 3-Pointers 6-13, 46%

6-10, 60% Free Throws 22-33, 67%

Possessions

31 Rebounds 52

12 Offensive Rebounds 16

15 Assists 16

6 Steals 4

5 Blocks 10

11 Turnovers 10

22 Fouls 12

Scoring

26 Points in Paint 50

6 Fast Break Points 9

0 Largest Lead 38

Box Score

Long Island University Sharks ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
S. LasuF	4	3	0	15	1-5	1-4	1-2	0	0	0	3	0	3
J. GoingsG	4	3	3	31	1-11	0-4	2-2	0	1	0	3	0	1
G. GordonG	12	3	3	37	6-11	0-0	0-2	4	1	0	1	2	2
M. DavisG	2	4	3	22	1-9	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	3	2
J. FullerG	11	5	3	33	4-12	2-7	1-1	3	2	1	0	5	4
Bench
M. Porter-BrownF	15	3	0	28	5-13	4-8	1-2	0	1	1	1	2	2
X. LiF	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1
C. JohnsonF	7	3	0	15	3-4	0-1	1-1	0	1	2	0	3	5
I. MirandaF	0	1	1	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	2
M. Ndlovu-FraserG	0	1	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
E. MunyakG	3	1	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
T. SheppardG	0	0	2	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A.J. Neal Jr.G	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
G. PendergastG	DNP: Did not play
F. MeranG	DNP: Did not play
Team	58	31	15		22-68	8-27	6-10	11	6	5	12	19	22

Arizona Wildcats ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
I. KharchenkovF	14	10	2	26	5-7	1-2	3-6	2	0	0	3	7	1
K. PeatF	15	7	2	28	5-12	0-0	5-6	2	0	1	3	4	2
M. KrivasC	9	7	2	22	2-3	0-0	5-8	2	0	4	3	4	3
B. BurriesG	18	5	2	28	6-10	4-5	2-2	2	0	1	0	5	1
J. BradleyG	7	5	4	23	3-5	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	5	1
Bench
S. GueyeF	4	2	0	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	1	1	1
D. AristodeF	4	4	1	15	2-4	0-0	0-3	0	0	1	2	2	1
T. AwakaF	11	8	1	18	5-9	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	3	5	1
S. DjopmoG	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. CookG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Dell'OrsoG	8	1	2	22	2-5	0-2	4-4	0	1	0	0	1	0
J. FrancoisG	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. ArnoldG	2	1	0	4	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	1
E. NelsonG	0	1	0	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
M. MawutF	DNP: Did not play
B. JamesG	DNP: Did not play
Team	92	52	16		32-60	6-13	22-33	10	4	10	16	36	12

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