Arizona Hosts Northern Arizona in Tucson
No. 12 Arizona, 1-1, faces Northern Arizona, 0-2, on November 10 in Tucson.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Basketball
No. 12 Arizona hosts Northern Arizona on November 10 in Tucson, seeking to extend its 37-game series winning streak over the Lumberjacks. Arizona is 1-1 after a season-opening 84-75 loss to UCLA in Las Vegas and a 104-84 win over Cal Poly, while Northern Arizona is 0-2 following losses to UNLV and New Mexico.
Why it matters
Arizona's early-season results have been mixed, and the matchup gives the Wildcats a chance to build momentum against a winless opponent. Northern Arizona's back-to-back losses have been marked by turnover problems, which coach Shane Burcar attributed to playing too fast and not running the offense's sets.
Arizona's Ivan Kharchenkov scored a career-high 38 points against UCLA with 10 rebounds, while Motiejus Krivas scored 30 points on 10-of-13 shooting against Cal Poly. Arizona shot 7 of 30 from three against UCLA and 4 of 14 against Cal Poly, and Northern Arizona's turnover totals (18 vs. UNLV, 16 vs. New Mexico) have translated directly into opponent scoring.
The players
Ivan Kharchenkov
Arizona forward who set a career high with 38 points and 10 rebounds in the season-opening loss to UCLA.
Motiejus Krivas
Arizona forward who scored 30 points on 10-of-13 shooting in the win over Cal Poly.
Shane Burcar
Northern Arizona head coach who attributed his team's turnovers to playing too fast and not running its sets.
The details
Arizona opened its season in Las Vegas with an 84-75 loss to UCLA, then rebounded at home with a 104-84 win over Cal Poly. Northern Arizona dropped a 89-77 decision at UNLV and a 94-65 game at New Mexico, with Burcar citing rushed possessions as the cause of its turnover problems.
Timeline
November 10, 2026: Arizona hosts Northern Arizona in Tucson.
Season Trajectory
Arizona's 37-game series winning streak over Northern Arizona and its 103-27 all-time record place this matchup within a long pattern of one-sided results between the programs. The early-season results for both teams are shaping their initial positioning, with Arizona's 1-1 start and Northern Arizona's 0-2 start setting the early tone for each program's season.
The result will shape Arizona's early record and Northern Arizona's search for its first win of the season. Fans tracking the series can note that a win would extend Arizona's 37-game streak over the Lumberjacks.
The takeaway
Early-season records can shift quickly, so the outcome of this matchup will be a useful early gauge of how both teams are developing. Readers following Arizona should watch whether its 3-point shooting improves from the 7-of-30 and 4-of-14 marks of its first two games.
Further reading
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