Arizona vs. Long Beach State men’s basketball tickets still available for Thursday, March 21

The No. 2 seed Arizona Wildcats (25-8) and the No. 15 seed Long Beach State Beach (21-14) will meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 2:00 PM . The contest airs on TBS.

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Arizona vs. Long Beach State Game Information

• Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
• Time: 2:00 PM
• How to Watch on TV: TBS
• Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
• Venue: Delta Center
• Spread: Arizona -20.5
• Moneylines: Arizona -3296, Long Beach State +1408
• Total: 161.5
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Arizona Leaders

• So far this season, Caleb Love is posting 18.1 points and 3.4 assists per game.
• Offensively, Oumar Ballo is averaging 13.1 points, 0.8 assists and 10.1 rebounds per game.
• Pelle Larsson averages 12.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Defensively, he puts up 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• On a per-game basis, Keshad Johnson posts 11.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
• Kylan Boswell puts up 9.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. On defense, he puts up 1.3 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

Long Beach State Leaders

• On the hardwood, Aboubacar Traore is posting 12 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
• Lassina Traore is racking up 12.1 points, 1.2 assists and 10.4 rebounds per game.
• Marcus Tsohonis puts up 17.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, shooting 40.5% from the field and 30.5% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game this season.
• From an offensive standpoint, Jadon Jones is putting up 12.2 points and 1.8 steals per game.
• So far this season, AJ George is putting up 10.6 points, 1.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds per contest.

Wildcats vs. Beach Stats Breakdown

• This year the Wildcats are shooting 48.9% from the field, 5.6% higher than the Beach give up.
• In games when Arizona shoots better than 43.3% from the field, it is 19-6 against the spread and 21-4 overall.
• The Beach shoot 44.7% from the field, 2.4% higher than the Wildcats allow.
• Long Beach State is 11-10 against the spread and 16-7 straight up when shooting higher than 42.3% from the field.
• The Wildcats collect 42.6 rebounds per game, besting the Beach by 4.3 boards per contest.
• The Beach are 49th in rebounding in the country, and the Wildcats are third.
• The Wildcats score 12.2 more points than the Beach allow (75.7).
• The Beach post 5.5 more points per game (77.7) than the Wildcats allow (72.2).