TUCSON, Ariz. – Coming off a gut-wrenching buzzer-beating loss at New Mexico on Thursday, the UT Arlington men's basketball team's southwest road trip doesn't get any easier as the Mavericks face #3 Arizona on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 5 p.m. CT.
 

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Game 4	UT Arlington @ #3 Arizona
Date | Time	Sunday, Nov. 18 | 5 PM CT
Location	McKale Center (14,644)
TV	Pac-12 Network (Channel Finder)
Streaming	Pac-12.com
Radio	620 AM & 102.5 FM
Audio Stream	Varsity Network App | UTAMavs.com
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	UT Arlington | Arizona

OPENING TIP(s)

• On Thursday at New Mexico, UTA erased a 10-point deficit with five minutes remaining, tied the game with 5.3 seconds left on a Makaih Williams 3-pointer but the Lobos' Donovan Dent hit a buzzer-beating layup to give UNM an 82-80 win. UTA committed four technical fouls in the contest, leading directly to a 4-4 effort from the free throw line for the Lobos (two technical were offset by UNM techs). Despite the result, the performance propelled the Mavs 21 spots in the KenPom ranking.
   
• Shemar Wilson recorded a career-high-tying 29 points to go along with 11 rebounds against New Mexico for his first double-double of the year. Entering games on Saturday, Wilson is 2nd in the nation with 6.3 offensive rebounds per game. The 6-9 forward has collected six (Oral Roberts), six (UT Tyler) and seven (New Mexico) offensive rebounds already this season. The Avondale, Ariz., native finished last year 9th nationally with 3.6 offensive boards per contest.
   
• Also entering games on Saturday, DaJuan Gordon is tied with 10 others for the national lead with three double-doubles. The New Mexico State transfer is one of only two UTA players in program history to begin his tenure with the Mavs by posting three-straight double-doubles with the other being Damon Johnson in 1994 (Nov. 26-Dec. 2). No player has ever had four-consecutive double-doubles to begin a UTA career; the last time a UTA player at any point of a career had four-straight double-doubles was Kevin Hervey in 2017 (Dec. 9-21).
   
• Individually, Gordon ranks 3rd nationally with 13 rebounds per game, while Wilson is 9th at 11.7. As a team, UTA is 10th in both rebounds per game (49.3) and offensive (17.3).

TWEETABLES
1) UTA has had at least two players in all three games this year record double-figure rebounds. Prior to this season, the last time that occurred in any game was on Dec. 16, 2021, at Oral Roberts.
2) The Mavs shot 46% from the field and finished +9 in the rebounding column (45-36) at New Mexico, representing their only non-conference loss since 2010 when shooting at least 46% and posting at least +9 on the glass.
3) After missing the New Mexico game with an ankle injury, Freds Pauls Bagatskis is doubtful for the Arizona contest.
4) Both Wilson (29 points, 11 rebounds) and Gordon (13 points, 14 rebounds) recorded double-doubles at New Mexico to become the first UTA players since Nov. 28, 2020, to accomplish the feat.
5) UTA lost a road non-conference game on Thursday when scoring 80+ points for the first time since a 90-81 setback to Creighton on Dec. 18, 2017.

ABOUT #3 ARIZONA

• This will be the first-ever meeting between UTA and Arizona.
   
• With an Associated Press ranking of #3, Arizona will be the seventh all-time top-3 AP-ranked opponent for UTA. The last was #1 Kentucky on Nov. 25, 2014. UTA's only win over a nationally ranked foe came at #12 Saint Mary's on Dec. 8, 2016, by a 65-51 margin.
   
• Arizona – picked to win the Pac-12 Conference in its final year before departing for the Big 12 – is off to a 4-0 start this year following a 100-68 win at home over Belmont on Friday night. The Wildcats had a preseason AP ranking of #12, but catapulted nine spots after going into Cameron Indoor Stadium last week and beating then-#2 Duke, 78-73.
   
• Both Oumar Ballo and Caleb Love are on the Naismith Trophy National Player of the Year Preseason Watch List. The up-tempo Wildcats average 99.3 points per game, with six double-figure scorers: Keshad Johnson (14), Kylan Boswell (13.5), Love (13), Motiejus Krivas (12.5), Ball (11.8) and Pelle Larsson (11). In three home games, Arizona is averaging 106.3 points, and the Wildcats are also tied with Gonzaga for the national lead in rebound margin (+23.5).
   
• The Wildcats went into the NCAA Tournament last year as a No. 2 seed, but were stunned by No. 15 seed Princeton. However, Arizona had a brilliant season until that point, posting 28 wins, winning the Pac-12 Tournament and being ranked in the top 20 of the national polls all season.

GORDON NAMED WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DaJuan Gordon was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Monday after posting a pair of double-doubles in his UTA debut week, averaging 19 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists. He is UTA's first conference Player of the Week recipient since David Azore claimed the honor on Feb. 15, 2022. Additionally, in now 2+ years in the WAC (2012-13, 2022-present), Gordon is the first Mav to garner a Player of the Week recognition as a member of the league. Click here to read more about Gordon's honor.

SCORING DEPTH
The Mavs have already had seven players reach double-figure points in a game this year (highs): Shemar Wilson (29), DaJuan Gordon (24), Kade Douglas (18), Akili Vining (14), Brandyn Talbot (11), Makaih Williams (11) and Freds Pauls Bagatskis (11).
 
RECORD-TYING 3-POINT PERFORMANCE
UTA tied a single-game program record with 17 made 3-pointers on Nov. 11 against UT Tyler. That mark had only been reached once previously – on Dec. 8, 2015, against Bradley.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
1) UTA defeated Oral Roberts in the season opener on Nov. 6, 75-71. It was the only game in the last 13 years that the Mavs won, scored at least 70 points and shot less than 35% from the field.
 
3) The Mavs had three players secure double-figure rebounds versus Oral Roberts: Shemar Wilson (14), DaJuan Gordon (14) and Dwayne Koroma (11). That marked just the second time since 1990 that UTA had three players with 10+ boards in a game (2016 vs. Arkansas State). There have only been two games in program history – both against non-DI opponents – in which four UTA players grabbed double-figure rebounds.
 
5) True freshman Kade Douglas came off the bench and knocked down five 2nd-half 3-pointers against UT Tyler on Nov. 11, finishing with 18 points.
 
11) Freds Pauls scored 11-straight points for the Mavs against UT Tyler on the strength of a trio of 3-pointers.
 
17) Brandyn Talbot has made 17-straight free throws dating back to Nov. 12 of last season when he missed late in the 2nd half against Southwestern.
 
22) UTA's 22 offensive rebounds versus Oral Roberts were its most against a D-I foe since matching that total at Texas on Dec. 1, 2015; the last time a UTA team had more offensive boards was Feb. 26, 2011, with 23 versus Northwestern State.
 
26: UTA had 26 assists on 34 made field goals versus UT Tyler. That was just the fourth time since 2010 that the Mavs had 26+ assists on 35 or fewer makes.
 
75: UTA's 75 points against Oral Roberts were its most in a season opener against a D-I opponent since notching 85 against Loyola Marymount in 2017. Last year, UTA didn't reach 75 points in any game versus a D-I foe until Jan. 19, and only had four occurrences all year – three of which came in the last six contests.
 
NEXT UP
UTA will begin a three-game homestand bridging Thanksgiving, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 22, against Alcorn State inside the College Park Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
   
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