Arizona’s sizzling shooting overpowers Arkansas

SAN JOSE -- Brayden Burries scored 23 points and fellow freshman Koa Peat added 21 as top-seeded rolled to a 109-88 win over No. 4 Arkansas in the West Region semifinals on Thursday night.

The Wildcats (35-2) matched their school record for wins by shooting 63.8% from the field and advanced to their first Elite Eight since 2015. They'll take on No. 2 seed Purdue, a 79-77 win over No. 11 seed Texas earlier Thursday, in Sunday's West Region final.

Burries was 7 of 11 from the field, while Peat made 8 of 11 shots.