Arizona Basketball: Which teams have the Wildcats never beaten?

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Feb 2, 2023; Tucson, Arizona, USA;Arizona Wildcats forward Azuolas Tubelis (10) walks to the bench with Arizona Wildcats guard Kerr Kriisa (25) in the second half at McKale Center. Mandatory Credit: Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports /

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.

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