Long Island University Sharks vs. Arizona Wildcats

Mar 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIU	29	29	58
ARIZ	53	39	92

Game Recap

Top-seeded Arizona rolls past Long Island 92-58 in impressive NCAA Tournament opener. While a couple of other No. 1 seeds got tested by their first-round matchups in classic March Madness fashion this week, Arizona started its title quest with a breezy, businesslike win.

Player Stats

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Shadrak Lasu	15	1-5	1-4	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	3	4
1Jomo Goings	31	1-11	0-4	2-2	3	3	1	0	0	1	4
2Greg Gordon	37	6-11	0-0	0-2	3	3	1	0	4	2	12
0Malachi Davis	22	1-9	0-2	0-0	4	3	0	0	1	2	2
33Jamal Fuller	33	4-12	2-7	1-1	5	3	2	1	3	4	11
6Mason Porter-Brown	28	5-13	4-8	1-2	3	0	1	1	0	2	15
34Xinyi Li	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
15Caleb Johnson	15	3-4	0-1	1-1	3	0	1	2	0	5	7
7Isaiah Miranda	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
5Max Ndlovu-Fraser	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
14Eddie Munyak	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
4Tre'shawn Sheppard	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
10A.J. Neal Jr.	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

TOTAL	-	22-6832.4%	8-2729.6%	6-1060.0%	27	15	6	5	11	22	58

ARIZONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Ivan Kharchenkov	26	5-7	1-2	3-6	10	2	0	0	2	1	14
10Koa Peat	28	5-12	0-0	5-6	7	2	0	1	2	2	15
13Motiejus Krivas	22	2-3	0-0	5-8	7	2	0	4	2	3	9
5Brayden Burries	28	6-10	4-5	2-2	5	2	0	1	2	1	18
0Jaden Bradley	23	3-5	1-2	0-0	5	4	3	1	1	1	7
15Sidi Gueye	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	1	4
2Dwayne Aristode	15	2-4	0-0	0-3	4	1	0	1	0	1	4
30Tobe Awaka	18	5-9	0-1	1-2	8	1	0	0	1	1	11
42Sven Djopmo	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Jackson Cook	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Anthony Dell'Orso	22	2-5	0-2	4-4	1	2	1	0	0	0	8
7Jackson Francois	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Addison Arnold	4	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
21Evan Nelson	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	32-6053.3%	6-1346.2%	22-3366.7%	51	16	4	10	10	12	92

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIUARIZ

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Long Island University.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Arizona.
(19:41) Malachi Davis misses layup.
(19:39) Koa Peat Defensive Rebound.
(19:26) Koa Peat misses layup.
(19:23) Koa Peat Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:22) Koa Peat makes 7-foot jumper.
02
(19:05) Jamal Fuller bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:49) Ivan Kharchenkov makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Brayden Burries assists).
04
(18:27) Jomo Goings misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:23) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:20) Jaden Bradley makes layup (Ivan Kharchenkov assists).
06
(18:02) Malachi Davis misses layup.
(18:00) Shadrak Lasu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:50) Greg Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Jomo Goings assists).
26
(17:34) Foul on Shadrak Lasu.
+3 (17:29) Brayden Burries makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
29
(17:07) Malachi Davis misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(17:07) Jaden Bradley Block.
(17:07) Brayden Burries Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:59) Jaden Bradley makes 25-foot three point jumper.
212
+2 (16:41) Greg Gordon makes driving layup.
412
(16:31) Koa Peat bad pass turnover.
(16:15) Jomo Goings misses 19-foot jumper.
(16:11) Koa Peat Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:04) Brayden Burries makes 25-foot three point jumper (Koa Peat assists).
415
(15:37) Jamal Fuller misses 9-foot jumper.
(15:37) Motiejus Krivas Block.
(15:34) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) Jaden Bradley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:19) Motiejus Krivas Offensive Rebound.
(15:19) Foul on Jamal Fuller.
(15:19) Motiejus Krivas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:19) Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:19) Motiejus Krivas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:17) Greg Gordon Defensive Rebound.
(14:59) Mason Porter-Brown misses layup.
(14:59) Mason Porter-Brown Offensive Rebound.
(14:59) Brayden Burries Block.
(14:52) Malachi Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:50) Isaiah Miranda Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:49) Malachi Davis makes 12-foot jumper (Isaiah Miranda assists).
615
+2 (14:32) Koa Peat makes layup (Motiejus Krivas assists).
617
(14:16) Mason Porter-Brown misses driving layup.
(14:16) Motiejus Krivas Block.
(14:12) Brayden Burries Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Foul on Isaiah Miranda.
+1 (13:57) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 1 of 2.
618
+1 (13:57) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 2 of 2.
619
+3 (13:41) Jamal Fuller makes 27-foot three point jumper (Malachi Davis assists).
919
+3 (13:21) Brayden Burries makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tobe Awaka assists).
922
+3 (12:57) Mason Porter-Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Fuller assists).
1222
(12:35) Dwayne Aristode misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:33) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
(12:31) Tobe Awaka misses layup.
(12:31) Mason Porter-Brown Block.
(12:25) Jamal Fuller Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Jamal Fuller misses layup.
(12:19) Dwayne Aristode Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) Brayden Burries misses 6-foot jumper.
(12:11) Jamal Fuller Block.
(12:06) Jamal Fuller Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Malachi Davis misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(12:05) Koa Peat Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Koa Peat Block.
(11:55) Tobe Awaka misses 7-foot hook shot.
(11:52) Dwayne Aristode Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:52) Dwayne Aristode makes layup.
1224
(11:52) Foul on Isaiah Miranda.
(11:50) Dwayne Aristode misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:49) Malachi Davis Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Greg Gordon misses 6-foot jumper.
(11:20) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(11:09) Foul on Shadrak Lasu.
+1 (11:09) Tobe Awaka makes free throw 1 of 2.
1225
(11:09) Tobe Awaka misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:07) Motiejus Krivas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:05) Motiejus Krivas makes layup.
1227
(10:49) Shadrak Lasu misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:45) Jomo Goings Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:43) Mason Porter-Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jomo Goings assists).
1527
+2 (10:28) Tobe Awaka makes 1-foot dunk (Dwayne Aristode assists).
1529
+3 (10:13) Mason Porter-Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malachi Davis assists).
1829
(10:01) Tobe Awaka misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:57) Malachi Davis Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Mason Porter-Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:47) Long Island University Offensive Rebound.
(9:29) Xinyi Li bad pass turnover.
(9:29) Jaden Bradley Steal.
(9:26) Foul on Jaden Bradley.
(9:26) Jaden Bradley turnover.
(9:09) Xinyi Li misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(9:09) Motiejus Krivas Block.
(9:04) Jaden Bradley Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Foul on Xinyi Li.
(9:02) Motiejus Krivas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:02) Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:02) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1830
(8:57) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:53) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:52) Tobe Awaka makes 4-foot jumper.
1832
(8:35) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
(8:18) Jomo Goings misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(8:16) Motiejus Krivas Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Foul on Malachi Davis.
+1 (8:06) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1833
+1 (8:06) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1834
(7:48) Malachi Davis bad pass turnover.
(7:48) Jaden Bradley Steal.
(7:43) Foul on Mason Porter-Brown.
+1 (7:43) Koa Peat makes free throw 1 of 2.
1835
(7:43) Koa Peat misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:39) Koa Peat Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:21) Ivan Kharchenkov makes 24-foot three point jumper (Koa Peat assists).
1838
(7:04) Mason Porter-Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(6:59) Jaden Bradley Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Motiejus Krivas bad pass turnover.
(6:49) Greg Gordon Steal.
+2 (6:45) Greg Gordon makes driving layup.
2038
+2 (6:26) Koa Peat makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jaden Bradley assists).
2040
(6:05) Arizona Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Arizona retains its timeout.
(6:05) Jamal Fuller bad pass turnover.
(5:48) Brayden Burries misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:44) Mason Porter-Brown Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) Mason Porter-Brown misses 10-foot jumper.
(5:18) Motiejus Krivas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:10) Brayden Burries makes 2-foot dunk.
2042
(4:46) Jamal Fuller misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(4:43) Brayden Burries Defensive Rebound.
(4:29) Koa Peat misses layup.
(4:26) Ivan Kharchenkov Offensive Rebound.
(4:24) Ivan Kharchenkov misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(4:24) Isaiah Miranda Block.
(4:21) Ivan Kharchenkov Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:16) Brayden Burries makes 31-foot three point jumper.
2045
(3:56) Jomo Goings misses 9-foot jumper.
(3:53) Jaden Bradley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:46) Ivan Kharchenkov makes layup (Jaden Bradley assists).
2047
+3 (3:32) Jamal Fuller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Greg Gordon assists).
2347
+2 (3:04) Tobe Awaka makes layup (Anthony Dell'Orso assists).
2349
+2 (2:49) Jomo Goings makes layup (Malachi Davis assists).
2549
(2:41) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:37) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:35) Tobe Awaka makes layup.
2551
+2 (2:18) Caleb Johnson makes 15-foot jumper.
2751
(1:53) Foul on Caleb Johnson.
+1 (1:53) Koa Peat makes free throw 1 of 2.
2752
+1 (1:53) Koa Peat makes free throw 2 of 2.
2753
(1:38) Foul on Koa Peat.
(1:23) Greg Gordon misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(1:20) Koa Peat Defensive Rebound.
(1:14) Koa Peat misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:11) Long Island University Defensive Rebound.
(0:55) Malachi Davis misses layup.
(0:52) Dwayne Aristode Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Brayden Burries misses layup.
(0:45) Malachi Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:40) Caleb Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Jomo Goings assists).
2953
(0:06) Brayden Burries bad pass turnover.
(0:06) Jamal Fuller Steal.
(0:01) Foul on Jamal Fuller.
(0:01) Jamal Fuller turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

LIU

ARIZ

58Points92

22-68(32.4%)Field Goal(%)32-60(53.3%)

8-27(29.6%)3-Point(%)6-13(46.2%)

6-10(60.0%)Free Throw(%)22-33(66.7%)

31(12)Rebounds(Offensive)52(16)

15Assists16

6Steals4

5Blocks10

11Turnovers10

22(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

0Largest Lead38

Game Details

Friday, March 20, 2026 · 1:35 PM

Viejas Arena · San Diego, CA

attendance: 11,418 (92.0%)

tv: TNT

spread: ARIZ -30.5

over/under: 147.5