TUCSON, Ariz. -- Following a 61-42 win over Montana on Wednesday night, the Arizona Wildcats are set to return to McKale Center on Saturday to close out their non-conference portion of the schedule against UC Davis. 

Tip-off is scheduled for 5:10 p.m., and will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks. Daron Sutton and Matt Muehlebach have the call. 

UC Davis at Arizona
Saturday, Dec. 22 at 5 p.m. (MST)
TV: Pac-12 Network (Daron Sutton and Matt Muehlebach)
Radio: Arizona IMG Radio Network (Brian Jeffries & Ryan Hansen)
Twitter: @APlayersProgram
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OFF THE TOP

• Arizona will close out the non-conference portion of its schedule Saturday with a matchup with UC Davis. The Wildcats will then be off until their Jan. 3 Pac-12 opener at home versus Colorado.  The Cats and Aggies haven't met since 1974.
• Sean Miller coached his 500th game Wednesday night and improved to 375-125 in his 15-year coaching career. Among active coaches, only Roy Williams, Mark Few and Jim Boeheim had a better record in their first 500 games coached. 
• Arizona is 88-4 at home since the start of the 2013-14 season after beating Montana 61-42 Wednesday night. 
• Sophomore guard Brandon Randolph has scored in double figures in all 12 games this season. He's the first Arizona guard since Hassan Adams in 2005-06 to accomplish that. Randolph is also one of four players in the Pac-12 to have scored in double figures in each of his team's games this season.
• Randolph is averaging 16.8 points per game this season after averaging 3.7 points per game last year as a freshman. His +13.1 scoring improvement is the highest of any Power 5 player this year and would be the largest single-season increase at Arizona since at least 1977. 
• The Wildcats held Montana to 42 points Wednesday, marking the 13th time in the Sean Miller era that Arizona has held an opponent to 45 points or less. Arizona hadn't held an opponent under 45 since beating NAU 92-37 on Dec. 16, 2016. 
• As a team, Arizona has taken 34 charges this season. Redshirt junior Chase Jeter has taken 17 of them. 
• Jeter scored a career-high 21 points Wednesday against Montana. 

MR. 500
Arizona coach Sean Miller coached his 500th game Wednesday versus Montana. Miller's record in his first 500 games puts him up with some of the game's elite coaches in their first 500. Below is how Miller stands up against some of the top coaches in the game, both past and present. 
Coach                                Record at 500th Game Coached
Roy Williams                            402-98
Mark Few                                 401-99
Thad Matta                              385-115
Jim Boeheim                           383-117
Dean Smith                             377-123
Sean Miller                              375-125
Eddie Sutton                           372-128
Bob Huggins                           369-131
Bob Knight                              368-132
John Calipari                           367-133
Tubby Smith                            367-133
Rick Pitino                               366-134
Jamie Dixon                            362-138
Bill Self                                    360-140
John Wooden                          359-141
Tom Izzo                                  357-143
John Chaney                           354-143
Billy Donovan                          353-147
Lute Olson                               345-155
Mike Krzyzewski                     333-167

GETTING DEFENSIVE
In Wednesday's 61-42 win over Montana, the Wildcats held their opponent under 45 points for the 13th time under Sean Miller. The Wildcats hadn't held an opponent under 45 since beating NAU 92-37 on Dec. 13, 2015. Arizona's previous low this season had been 46 points allowed against UTEP in a November win. The Wildcats are allowing 65.3 points per game, which is second-best in the Pac-12 to Oregon's 64.2 points allowed. KenPom.com ranks the Wildcats 23rd in adjusted defensive efficiency at 93.4. That mark is tops in the Pac-12. Additionally, opponents are shooting just 28 percent against Arizona from 3-point range, which is 21st in the country. The Wildcats have also forced 188 turnovers, which is the most in the Pac-12. The next closest is Washington at 152. 

Last 5 Times Arizona Allowed Under 45 Points
Opponent               Date        Final Score
Montana                12-19-18        61-42
NAU                      12-16-15        92-37
Northwestern St.   11-22-15        61-42
Oregon State         1-30-15        57-34
Colorado                3-14-14        63-43

RANDOLPH'S IMPROVEMENT
Sophomore Brandon Randolph has started his sophomore season in style. Randolph has scored in double figures in all 12 games this season and is averaging 16.8 points per game. He's one of four players in the Pac-12 to have scored in double figures in each of his team's games this season, joining Luguentz Dort, Tres Tinkle and Kris Wilkes. As a freshman last season, Randolph played in 31 games, drawing four starting assignments. He averaged 3.7 points per game, scoring a total of 116 points. Randolph's scoring increase of 13.1 points per game is the biggest of any player in a Power 5 Conference. Jordan Nwora from Louisville is second with an increase of 12.0. It's also the largest increase from one season to the next by any Arizona player since at least 1977. The previous best was a a 12-point increase by Khalid Reeves in 1993-94. Randolph has also surpassed his rebounding total as a freshman. He had 26 rebounds last season and already has 35 this year. Randolph is the first Arizona guard to score in double figures in each of the first 12 games of the season since Hassan Adams in 2005-06. Here's a closer look at Randolph's production so far as a sophomore versus his time as a freshman.

2018-19 (Sophomore)    16.8 ppg    2.9 rpg    20 3-pointers    .461 FG%        201 total points
2017-18 (Freshman)       3.7 ppg     0.8 rpg    14 3-pointers    .383 FG%        116 total points

Largest Scoring Increase by a Power 5 Player Averaging 13 or more PPG
Player                            School        Scoring Increase From Previous Year
Brandon Randolph        Arizona           +13.1
Jordan Nwora               Louisville        +12.0
Marial Shayok              Iowa State       +10.9
Kimani Lawrence         Arizona State   +10.0

CONNECTING AT THE FREE THROW LINE
Through 12 games this season, Arizona is shooting .745 from the free throw line, which is the team's highest percentage through 12 games since posting a .773 mark in 2012. The Wildcats have converted 175 of 235 attempts and rank third in the Pac-12. Nationally, Arizona is 45th in free throw percentage. Guards Brandon Randolph, Justin Coleman and Brandon Williams have led the way at the line. Combined, the three guards are 104 of 119 (87 percent) from the line. Randolph (41-45, .911) leads the Pac-12 Conference in free throw percentage and Coleman (26-30, .867) is fifth. With Williams (37-44, .841) also excelling, it marks the first time in the Sean Miller era that Arizona has had three players at 84 percent or better (20 or more attempts) at the line through 12 games. Randolph's .911 mark is the best by an Arizona player through 12 games since Nic Wise hit 56 of 60 through 12 games for a .933 percentage to start the 2009-10 season.