Arizona Basketball: Which teams have the Wildcats never beaten?
By Joey Loose
![Mar 11, 2023; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Pelle Larsson (3) dribbles against UCLA Bruins guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (24) during the second half at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Mar 11, 2023; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Pelle Larsson (3) dribbles against UCLA Bruins guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (24) during the second half at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/7295fe4d23b700e6612b86d3cf8204eca4bcfbd6b25fa7b62130eabd7c1a6da9.jpg)
Arizona basketball has never beaten the North Texas Mean Green
- Overall series record: 0-2
- First matchup: December 23, 1967
- Last matchup: December 18, 1969
- Last Score: North Texas 98, Arizona 83
We don’t have details box scores or all of the statistics, but we can confirm that North Texas beat Arizona in a pair of games that happened back in the late 1960s, apparently a home-and-home between the Wildcats and Mean Green.
Game one was in Tucson and took place on December 23, 1967, with the Wildcats falling 65-62 against a North Texas team that finished near the bottom of the MVC standings. What’s interesting is that Arizona hosted #2 Houston the day before and played a close game against them.
Arizona headed to Denton, Texas two years later, losing 98-83 in the return game against the Mean Green. The roles were a bit reversed this time, as North Texas won 18 games that season while the Wildcats really struggled, with that loss the second a seven-game losing streak during nonconference play.