导出博客文章TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona bumped DeWayne Russell, followed him wherever he went,
made it difficult for the nations second-leading scorer all night long.Russell
still managed to score 19 points, but the 19th-ranked Wildcats earned the
victory.Arizona overcame a rash of turnovers and a disjointed-at-times offense
with a hounding defense, making Russell work for everything he got in a 64-54
win over Grand Canyon on Wednesday night.It was just knowing what he wants to
do, where he wants to go and eliminating that, Arizonas Kobi Simmons said of
stopping Russell.Russell entered the game scoring 25.4 points per game and had
42 against No. 11 Louisville , one of the nations best defensive teams.The
slightly built senior guard is the focal point of every teams defense and it was
no different against Arizona.The Wildcats (9-2) used a physical tactic against
Russell, chasing and bumping him all over McKale Center while holding him to
8-of-21 shooting and 1 of 7 from 3-point range.DeWaynes unbelievable, Grand
Canyon coach Dan Majerle said. To be keyed on, especially with the team we have,
they know hes going to be the guy getting all the shots and he finds a way to
get some shots up.Arizona needed that kind of effort on a night filled with
turnovers and shots that wouldnt fall.The Wildcats built a 16-point lead in the
first half, but allowed the short-handed Antelopes to claw most of the way back
due to a rash of turnovers.Arizona had 19 turnovers overall and struggled
shooting in the second half before wearing down Grand Canyon for its 39th
straight non-conference home win.Simmons scored 13 points, and Rawle Alkins
added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats.I thought it was a great
challenge for our players, especially our freshmen, Arizona coach Sean Miller
said. Were going to run into some of this moving forward and some of the teams
that play with their style, are that physical and that tough-minded are also
going to be much bigger.Grand Canyon (5-5), which is in the final year of its
transition to Division I, kept Louisville within reach until late last week and
did the same against Arizona.Russell almost singlehandedly kept the Antelopes in
the Louisville game, but had help against Arizona in one of college basketballs
toughest road arenas.Russell had 11 points in the first half, helping Grand
Canyon trim a 16-point deficit to 32-25 by halftime.Arizona had 12 turnovers in
the first half and struggled to make shots early in the second, allowing the
Antelopes to trim the lead to 44-40. Arizona tried to pull away after that, but
Oscar Frayer stayed aggressive as the Wildcats keyed on Russell, scoring all of
his 16 points in the second half to keep the game from being a blowout.We played
really hard tonight, Russell said. Thats one thing we can definitely hang our
hats on: We play hard.BIG PICTUREGrand Canyon played well against a Top 25 team
for the second time in a week and should be set up well for when the WAC season
starts.Arizona was not nearly as crisp as it was in a blowout win over Missouri
the last time out, playing disjointedly on offense at times but well on
defense.FREE THROWSArizonas size advantage led to a big disparity in free
throws. The Wildcats went to the line 27 times and made 20, while the Antelopes
took just 12, hitting six.SCHEDULING TOUGHMajerle has been aggressive about
scheduling top-quality opponents for the Antelopes, hoping to prepare them for
the jump to Division I next season while giving the program exposure.Grand
Canyon opened this season at top-ranked Duke, hosted Louisville earlier this
season, and previously had games against Kentucky and Indiana.This should only
help us, Majerle said.UP NEXTGrand Canyon hosts Mississippi State on Saturday to
kick off a four-game home stand.Arizona plays at Texas A&M on Saturday, its
final road game before the Pac-12 season starts.---More AP college basketball:
www.collegebasketball.ap.org and
https://twitter.com/AP-Top25.
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Mitchells lifelong journey to train racehorses in provincial NSW has taken him
to three continents and Sydneys big stage where his sights remain.After Radical
Impact finished 13th in the Provincial Championship Final in 2015, Dream Lane
brought the trainer back to the race at Randwick in April where she was fifth
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one year and worked in racing there for more than 11.I went back to England and
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