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Arizona Wildcats at Texas Longhorns Open Game Thread



Courtesy of Arizonawildcats.com GAME DATA: No. 5 seed Arizona (28-7, 14-4 Pac-10) advances to the third round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament's West Region against No. 4 seed Texas (28-7, 13-3 Big 12) Sunday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. ... Not counting vacated appearances, this is UA's 27th NCAA Tournament appearance overall and the program has a 44-25 (.638) record in NCAA Tournament action ... Arizona's advancement to the Round of 32 marks the 16th time the Wildcats have won its tournament opener since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985, and the first time in back-to-back seasons since 2005 and 2006 ... This is Arizona's 18th appearance in the West Region - the most of any Tournament regional - and 27 of UA's 44 NCAA Tournament victories have come while playing in the West.