Tommy Lloyd made a change to the Arizona Wildcats starting lineup on Friday night against Auburn, but it didn’t change the level of contribution from his second unit – which continues to be limited three games into the season.
76 of the 80 points Arizona put up in the win against the Tigers were scored by the starting five of Mo Krivas, Ivan Kharchenkov, Caleb Holt, Derek Dixon, and now JJ Mandaquit, who replaced Bryce James after the sophomore started the first three games.
James did not play at all against Auburn, with Lloyd electing to play just three subs: Forward Maxsim Brnovic, freshman guard Cameron Holmes, and center Evan Otten.
No Bryce after three starts
Coach Lloyd was asked about the decision to not call on James in this one, after he started all three of Arizona’s regular season, and exhibition, games dating back to mid October…