The Belmont Bruins take on the Arizona Wildcats in their meeting in the second round at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Check out the live stream available as both teams attempt to advance to the third round of the tournament. It will be a game you do not want to miss as a possible upset awaits.
No. 6 Arizona are facing a very, very tough No. 11 Belmont squad. In reality, Belmont has a higher winning percent after going 26-6 in the year compared to the Wildcats who went 25-7 in 2012-2013. There records are very similar, but the teams are very different in their per game averages.
On paper, the Bruins look like a stronger team. They won six consecutive games as they head to this game, while Arizona lost three of their last five games of the season, including the Pac-12 Championship. However, Belmont has faced easier teams than Arizona. During the regular season, Belmont only faced one ranked school, in comparison to Arizona who faced three schools in the Top 25 totaling four games during their season against these tough opponents.
On paper, Belmont is more of a force. They are shooting at a very high rate knocking down 49.4 percent of their shots, ranking them fourth in the nation. They average fewer thank 16 assists per game and are 15th in the nation in points scored averaging about 77 points a game.
The Wildcats are virtually average. Their best ranking is points per game as they averaged just over 73 per game.
The game tips off at 7:20 as this intriguing matchup will take center stage. The winner sees either No. 14 Harvard or No. 3 New Mexico. There already a close upset as Marquette almost let No. 14 Davidson eliminate them.