In their Elite Eight matchup against Purdue, the Arizona Wildcats were on the ropes for the entire first half, going into halftime trailing 38-31. As dominant as they’ve looked all season, and throughout the tournament, it appeared that the Wildcats may have been figured out, and would need to tighten things up to take down the Boilermakers.
The Arizona Wildcats are headed to the Final Four. However, it isn’t coming without distractions from the outside—and within. Tommy Lloyd’s Wildcats used a second-half takeover to defeat the Purdue Boilermakers by a score of 79-64.
In 2001, the Arizona Wildcats reached the Final Four, and in 2026, head coach Tommy Lloyd brought the Wildcats back to the Final Four. The current Wildcats team has set the program record for most wins in a single season, with 36 and counting.
Arizona is back in the Final Four for the first time since 2001. This current Wildcats team has been the best the program has seen in over a decade. Expectations are very high for head coach Tommy Lloyd to bring home a title to Tucson.
On April 4, 1-seed Arizona will square off against 1-seed Michigan in the Final Four. The game will take place inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In an era defined by long-range shooting, the Arizona Wildcats have tore through the NCAA Tournament with a more old-school approach to their offense. They’ve found themselves in the Final Four for the first time since 2001.
For the first time since 2001, the Arizona Wildcats are in the Final Four. They knocked off the No. 2-seeded Purdue 79-64. This earned the Wildcats 36 wins on the season, which set a program record.
The 1-seed Arizona Wildcats are back in the Final Four for the first time in 25 years after taking down the 2-seed Purdue Boilermakers, overcoming a seven-point deficit in the first half and outscoring them by 22 points in the second half to secure the win.
Arizona is back in the Final Four for the first time since 2001. It has been a long time coming, but the time is now. The Wildcats knocked off the Big Ten champions, Purdue, in the Elite Eight to advance.
For the sixth time in eight Tournaments, the Big 12 will have a team in the Final Four. The No. 1 seeded Arizona Wildcats defeated the No. 2 seeded Purdue Boilermakers, 79-64, in the West Region final.
After getting over the Sweet 16 roadblock earlier in the month, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd answered any doubters by getting the Wildcats to a place the program hasn't been in 25 years.
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