Can Arizona catch its stride tonight against Duqense?

After a shaky start in exhibition play, can the Wildcats

regain the mojo that they showed on Monday?

In the season opener against Valparaiso, the Arizona Wildcats looked nothing like the team that lost to Seattle Pacific in an exhibition game during the preseason.  Instead, they more so resembled the Wildcat team that made it all the way to the Elite Eight of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. 

From the tip-off Arizona proved it was more talented than the struggling Crusaders, who, with the exception of two players who had 18 points, had nobody in double figures for scoring.  The Wildcats had three players that recorded double digits.  Freshman Nick Johnson came off the bench and scored 14, while Kyle Fogg led 'Zona in scoring with 16 points.  Senior Jesse Perry poured in 14, and along the way grabbed ten rebounds.

The Duqense Dukes are competing in their first game of the season tonight.  They have lost their two leading scorers from the 2010-11 season, Damian Saunders & Bill Clark.  The Dukes finished last year with a 19-13 record, finished off with a loss to Oregon in the CBI Quarterfinals.

Also, Nick Johnson of Arizona has an upside that any coach would love for a player to have.  U of A fans hope that they can soon forget about Lamont Jones' transfer to Iona with Nick Johnson leading their back court for the years to come.