Tommy Lloyd and the No. 9 Wildcats will have their biggest test of the season, hosting No. 6 Tennessee in McKale Center marking the first Top 10 non-conference match up since the 2014-15 season.

This will be a revenge game for Arizona, falling short against Tennessee a season ago, 77-73 in Knoxville when the Wildcats were No. 2 and the Vols were No. 5 in the NCAA.

The only time the Vols played the Cats in Tucson, it was Tennessee that came out on top, winning 61-49 against Lute Olson’s Wildcats on Dec. 23 1983.

GAME INFO

Who: No. 9 Arizona (9-1, 1-1 Pac-12; last game: 99-61 win against Texas A&M-CC) vs. No. 6 Tennessee (9-1; last game 56-53 win against Maryland)

When: 8:30 p.m. (MST)

Where: McKale Center | Tucson, Arizona

TV: ESPN2

All-time series: Tennessee leads 3-1 all-time (last matchup; Tennessee won 77-73 on Dec. 22, 2021 in Knoxville)

SNAPSHOT – Tennessee

Head coach: Rick Barnes (eighth season)

Preseason prediction: 3rd (SEC)

2021-22 finish: 2nd (27-8, 14-4 SEC)

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Arizona & Tennessee

Scoring offense: Arizona (1st/ 92 PPG) | Tennessee (153rd/ 74 PPG)

Scoring defense: Arizona (315th/ 75.7 PPG) | Tennessee (3rd / 51.4 PPG)

Rebounding margin: Arizona (10th/ 10.2) | Tennessee (20th/ 8.8)

Turnovers: Arizona (291st / 14.6) | Tennessee (259th/ 14.1)

Assists per game: Arizona (1st/ 21.5) | Tennessee (30th/ 16.8)