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March Madness - Recap - Arizona Defeats Wright State 87-70

Arizona got 18 points from Bennedict Mathurin en route to a 87-70 victory over Wright State on Friday at Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl.

Arizona won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -22.0-point spread.

Christian Koloko had 17 points for Arizona and Dalen Terry chipped in with 16 points. Justin Kier had 6 assists for them, while Christian Koloko was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.

Wright State got 21 points from Grant Basile in a losing cause and another 16 points from Trey Calvin. Trey Calvin contributed 4 assists for them, while Tim Finke had 6 rebounds.

Arizona led at halftime, $HalfScore.

Arizona won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 42-22.