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LIVE: IU basketball loses to Arizona in Las Vegas

scott horner, indianapolis star
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The No. 11 (USA TODAY) Indiana Hoosiers take on the No. 9 Arizona Wildcats in men's basketball action in Las Vegas.

The Hoosiers (8-1) are 2-1 in their past three games, sandwiching wins over North Carolina and Nebraska around a loss to Rutgers. The Wildcats (7-1) have sandwiched wins over Creighton and California around a loss to Utah.

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Trayce Jackson-Davis' first basket of the 2nd half comes with 4:08 to go on an alley-oop from Xavier Johnson.

Final: Arizona 89, Indiana 75

Arizona's four main scorers do their job -- Azuolas Tubelis (21 points, 7 rebounds), Pelle Llarson (16), Kerr Kriisa (14, 4 3s), Oumar Balla (15, 12 rebounds).

Trayce Jackson-Davis has just 11 points before fouling out. Race Thompson has 16 points, Miller Kopp 14 and Tamar Bates 13.

A first-half 17-0 run puts IU behind by 19. They get within 3 in the second half but can't catch up.

Arizona shoots 49% from the field to IU's 42. Arizona makes 17 free throws to IU's 7.

4:32 left 2H: Arizona 80, Indiana 71

6:02 left 2H: Arizona 74, Indiana 68

Race Thompson hits another 3, and IU's down only 6. Thompson has 16 points and 8 rebounds.

8:18 left 2H: Arizona 72, Indiana 60

Malik Reneau is called for flopping. Out of the ensuing sequence, Trayce Jackson-Davis picks up his 4th foul and Arizona extends its lead on a Kerr Kriisa 3 off an offensive rebound.

Trayce Jackson-Davis re-enters with 9:24 to go. He has 0 points and 0 rebounds in the second half.

An Adama Bal 3-pointer, his 3rd, pushes Arizona's lead to 10 with 10 minutes to go.

11:55 left 2H: Arizona 62, Indiana 56

Kerr Kriisa hits a 3.

12:40 left 2H: Arizona 59, Indiana 56

Tamar Bates hits a 3 with 12:40 to go, and IU is as close as it has been since the opening minutes. He's up to 12 points.

15:47 left 2H: Arizona 55, Indiana 46

Tamar Bates scores on consecutive plays.

Indiana cuts its deficit to 5 in the opening minutes of the half, but Arizona pushes it back to 13 with an 8-0 run.

Halftime: Arizona 46, Indiana 36

A 7-0 Arizona run late in the half gives it some breathing room.

Race Thompson, who came in shooting 16.7% on 3-pointers, hits 3-of-4 and scores 11 points. The rest of the Hoosiers are 2-of-11 from long range.

Trayce Jackson-Davis has 7 points and 5 rebounds. He passes Christian Watford for 10th place in IU career scoring.

IU is shooting 32.4% from the field to 45.5% for Arizona.

Arizona's Pelle Llarson scores 12 points, and Azuolas Tubelis has 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.

Indiana allowed a 17-0 run early and trailed by 19.

3:36 left 1H: Arizona 36, Indiana 31

Race Thompson hits another 3, and IU's deficit is down to 5.

Race Thompson, who has struggled with 3-pointers, hits two in a row, closing IU's deficit to 33-25. Azuolas Tubelis picks up his 2nd foul with 6:24 to go but stays in.

7:20 left 1H: Arizona 31, Indiana 17

Indiana is 7-of-27 from the field, while Arizona is 10-of-19. Miller Kopp's 3 goes in after the Hoosiers miss their first 7.

11:01 left 1H: IU finally scores again

After giving up 17 points in a row, Xavier Johnson hits 2 free throws. Arizona leads 27-10.

IU has 6 fouls, so Arizona is in the bonus for the rest of the half. Xavier Johnson, with 2 fouls, returns with 11:42 left.

12:06 left 1H: Arizona 23, Indiana 8

13 points in a row for Arizona. Azuolas Tubelis has 8 points and 4 rebounds. IU is 4-of-14 shooting with 4 turnovers.

13:24 left 1H: Arizona 18, Indiana 8

The Wildcats reel off 8 straight points. They own an 9-4 rebounding advantage and are 7-of-11 from the field.

Xavier Johnson picks up his 2nd foul with 15:54 to go.

15:58 left 1H: Arizona 7, Indiana 6

Arizona's big men have 5 of their 7 points.

Arizona big man Oumar Ballo lays off Race Thompson on IU's first possession, and Thompson misses a 3 and a 2 on the play.

Jalen Hood-Schifino (back) is likely out

The IU freshman guard tested his lower back in shootaround, but was unlikely to get the go-ahead to play. He is averaging 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, but Nov. 30, when the Hoosiers beat North Carolina. He had 14 points and 6 rebounds in that game.

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