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Freshmen scored more than half of Arizonas points in its opening victory over Michigan State.But coach Sean Miller put the ball in the hands of a fifth-year senior with the game on the line.Guard Kadeem Allen delivered with a coast-to-coast layup in the final seconds as 10th-ranked Arizona 65-63 beat then-No. 12 Michigan State last Friday night in Honolulu. Miller will continue to look to Allen to guide a young team, which opens its home schedule Tuesday night against Cal State Bakersfield in McKale Center, starting at 10 p.m. ET.He is the guy that every coach in the country would love to have on their team, because he really only cares about one thing, and that is winning, Miller said.Allen, the teams only available senior, starts at shooting guard after spending most of last season a bit miscast as the starting point guard. The move off the ball allows Allen to focus on his defense, where Miller says he might be the best perimeter defender hes coached.Being off the ball, I feel I have a lot more energy to guard the other teams best player and not really have to focus on the offense as much, Allen said.Arizona played its opener, and its two exhibitions, without sophomore guard Allonzo Trier, who averaged 14.8 points per game last season. He is reportedly dealing with eligibility issues, although school officials have declined to comment on his status or any timetable for a potential return.As for the freshmen, guard Kobi Simmons, taking advantage of Triers absence, led the Wildcats with 18 points, including 15 in the first half. Power forward Lauri Markkanen scored 13, including making 2 of 3 3-pointers. Wing Rawle Alkins scored three.Kobi stepped up big-time, Allen said. The first half, he really carried the team on his back. We fed off his energy.Without Trier, Arizona has eight available scholarship players, so the three freshmen, plus junior college transfer forward Keanu Pinder, have to continue to play big roles.Cal State Bakersfield went 24-9 last season and earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since moving to NCAA Division I for the 2007-08 season. The Roadrunners beat New Mexico State in the 2016 WAC tournament title game to qualify for the NCAAs.The Roadrunners lost to second-seeded Oklahoma 82-68 in the first round, but they led with 14:26 to go and were down only four with 4:18 remaining.CSUB won this seasons opener, 96-54, over visiting San Diego Christian on Saturday night. The Roadrunners were led by a newcomer, wing Shon Briggs, who spent last season at City College of San Francisco. He scored 21 points on 9 of 12 shooting in his Roadrunners debut.Weve put him in a lot of positions where he can just do what he likes to do, said coach Rod Barnes. Weve kind of figured him out a little bit in where he likes to get the ball, and hes really dangerous once he catches it.Senior guard Dedrick Basile, who had 11 points in the opener, is on the preseason watch list for the Lou Henson Award, given to the nations top Division I mid-major player. Basile averaged 12.0 points, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals last season, when he had a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win the WAC title game.Arizonas game against CSUB is the first of three home games in a span of six days for the Wildcats. They play Sacred Heart on Friday night and Northern Colorado on Monday, Nov. 21.Rafael Devers Jersey . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. Joe Cronin Jersey . 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The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third in the row in the Big 12.Sheffield Wednesday forward Fernando Forestieri has been named the PFA Fans Player of the Month for March in the Sky Bet Championship.Forestieri, who wins the award for the second time this season, scored once and picked up an assist as Sheffield Wednesday secured back-to-back 3-0 wins last monthThe 26-year-old won with 57.6 per cent of the vote to beat Leeds Mirco Antenucci (27 per cent) and Bristol City forward Lee Tomlin (15.4 per cent) to the Championship award. Those selections were reduced from an initial 12-man shortlist including Andre Gray (Burnley), Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion), Chris Martin (Derby County), Gaston Ramirez (Middlesbrough), Leon Best (Rotherham United), Lex Immers (Cardiff City), Sam Vokes (Burnley), Tjarron Chery (QPR) and Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion). Forestieri beat Mirco Antenucci and Lee Tomlin to the Championship award Every month throughout the English football season, fans will have the opportunity to vote on skysports.com for who they think has been the best player in the Barclays Premier League, Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two, after Sky Sports teamed up with the PFA to be the digital platform for the Awards.Before the vote opens each month, an expert panel will produce a shortlist of contenders. Fans will then be able to vote for the player they think deserves the award. Highlights from Sheffield Wednesdays 3-0 win at home to Charlton in the SkyBet Championship The panel includes Sky Sports football pundits Paul Merson, Ian Holloway and Peter Beagrie.ddddddddddddThat trio will be joined by Mike Riley, general manager of Professional Game Match Officials, and Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters Federation, as well as the winning fan from each month. 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