Arizona defeats Penn 92-82 to advance to title game Vs Wake Forest

If not for Nico Mannion’s last-second heroics on Thursday, the Arizona Wildcats might have suffered their first loss of the season.

On Friday night Mannion decided not to wait as long to ensure his team would get to play for its first holiday tournament championship in five years.

Arizona’s freshman point guard scored a career-high 24 points, including 13 in the first nine minutes of the second half, to lead the 14th-ranked Wildcats to a 92-82 win over Penn in the Wooden Legacy semifinals in Anaheim, Calif.

The Wildcats (8-0) will face Wake Forest on Sunday night for the title. A win over the Demon Deacons (5-2) would give...

Read the rest of the story on the game below
https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2019/11/29/20988828/arizona-penn-basketball-final-score-recap-nnaji-mannion-green-highlights-stats-wooden-legacy-bracket

Watch player interviews and highlights of Arizona's win ⤵️
http://playersprogramu.com/arizona-wildcat-basketball-press-conference/

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