Arizona Looking for Some Night Magic

The first Pac-10 showdown between top-10 teams in seven years would have been moved to a 12:30 p.m. start had ABC not opted to show Notre Dame-Arizona State instead.

Arizona Athletic Director Jim Livengood, while still a bit annoyed at the way ABC made its decision, said it might be better that the game be played under the lights in front of a national cable audience.

“I think it’s going to be a magical, just magical, atmosphere here tomorrow night,” Livengood said Friday. “Nighttime maybe tends to bring out some of that mystic in the air.”

It was under similar nocturnal circumstances that Arizona State stunned Nebraska two years ago en route to an 11-1 record.

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HOW THEY COMPARE

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UCLA Arizona 46.7 Scoring 31.8 24 Pts. allowed 15 305.7 Passing 252.6 185.3 Rushing 167.4 491 Total offense 420 240.3 Passing defense 227.5 141 Rushing defense 109.2 381.3 Total defense 336.8

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