Wildcats' defense shines in runaway win over TSU; post players dominate

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News and notes from No. 20 Arizona's commanding win over Texas Southern.

Well, actually it was one really, really good half.

UA pressed often in the first half, and at times it was very effective. Shaina Pellington forced an inbounds pass into her hands and scored. A minute later, Maya Nnaji got a steal, passed it to Madi Conner, who passed to Lemyah Hylton in the paint for a layup to give UA a 28-17 lead at the end of the first quarter.

"Kailyn is a really good post passer. I'd say she's one of the best because she really looks to pass it in," Barnes said."I thought as a unit — Helena, all the guards, Lauren — they really were intentional about passing and were hitting cutters, they were passing it back out not forcing it." Freshmen showing growthBarnes incorporated the Wildcats' freshmen early and often. She said she's seeing growth from Nnaji, Hylton, Gilbert and Paris Clark every day.

A new experienceTuesday afternoon, the Wildcats went to the new African American Museum of Southern Arizona. The museum, which will open to the public next month, was founded by among others, former UA men’s basketball standout Bob Elliott.

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