The Arizona Wildcats are the number one team in the nation heading into their matchup with the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday and the matchup on CBS at 12 PM noon will be from the Crisler Center and puts two teams with very talented guards against each other and the game comes with an undefeated record for the Wildcats.
Michigan comes into the game with a 6-3 record while Arizona is 10-0 and the Wildcats are coming off of a win over New Mexico in a blowout and that followed a nice stretch of wins that included a victory over number seven Duke and then the team defeated Texas Tech and UNLV before playing against New Mexico. The team comes in scoring over 70 points per game and they are shooting over 50 percent, while they are also ranked 23rd in rebounds and 38th in assists per game. The team has a tough schedule ahead with games against Oregon, Colorado and Stanford in Pac-12 play and they will be the favorites on Saturday.
Michigan comes in after a huuuuge win over Houston Baptist and the team will next play against Stanford and that game will be at the Barclays Center next Saturday. The team has been alternating wins and losses since winning over Florida State in overtime and that includes a 10 point loss to Duke on December 3 and now the team plays its second ranked team in three games when they face against Arizona and both teams were ranked in the top 10. The team has a tough stretch later in the season, as they play three games in a row and then four in a row against currently ranked teams in Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State, then Iowa again before playing Ohio State, the Badgers and the Spartans.
