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The teams
Arizona • No. 2 seed, 30-4 record
North Dakota • No. 15 seed, 22-9 record
When • 7:50 p.m.
Where • Vivint Smart Home Arena
TV • TBS
Of Note • In NCAA history, the No. 2 seed is 120-8 against the No. 15 seed
Storylines
Arizona enters tournament play having gone 7-2 in NCAA tournament games in Salt Lake City, including two wins in the Vivint Smart Home Arena in 2013.
Arizona freshman forward Lauri Markkanen is a finalists for both the Naismith Award and the John R. Wooden Award. He has averaged 15.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
The University of North Dakota will make its first appearance in the NCAA tournament as a Division I school. The school transitioned to Division I from Division II prior to the 2008-09 season.
By the numbers
Category Arizona N.Dakota
Avg. Pts. 76.3 80.5
Opp. Avg. Pts. 65.4 72.8
Margin 10.9 7.7
FG Pct. .476 .483
Opp. FG Pct. .415 .439
3-Pt. FG Pct. .398 .387
Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .306 .351
3-Pt. FG-Game 6.7 7.0
Opp. 3-Pt. FG-Game 6.4 6.8
FT Pct. .758 .718
Rebound Margin 6.8 1.0
TO Diff. 0.5 1.9
Avg Steals 5.5 7.9
Avg Blocks 3.2 2.9