Arizona Wildcats
Big 12P42025-26 drought profile · 38 games played · 35-3 (92%)
Arizona Wildcats ranks 1st of 16 Big 12 teams in droughts per game (0.76 dpg, below the Big 12 average of 1.31). Their droughts average 3:53 (near the Big 12 norm) and have allowed opponents an average of 5.8 pts per drought, contributing to 2 influenced losses in 2025-26.
Drought profile
0.76
Droughts/game
Conf avg: 1.3 · #1 of 16 in Big 12
1st in Big 12
-0.55/game vs Big 12 avg
#1 in Big 12 (16 teams)
3:53
Avg duration
Conf avg: 3:53 · #7 of 16 in Big 12
+0:00 vs Big 12 avg
How long cold streaks typically last
5.8
Avg drought cost
Conf avg: 7.4 · #1 of 16 in Big 12
-1.7 pts vs Big 12 avg
Opponent points scored per drought
Game impact
2
Influenced losses
0 decisive/major: close losses where droughts swung the margin
21%
Timeout rate
Coach called a timeout in 6 of 29 droughts
5-1
Record w/ 2+ droughts
vs 30-2 in games with 0 to 1 droughts
Drought trend, 2025-26
Droughts per game over the season with a 3-game rolling average. Season average: 0.8 droughts/game.
When droughts happen
Shows when droughts begin in each 2-minute window throughout the game. Counts total to 29 droughts. Dashed line shows the conference average.
Half breakdown
1st half vs 2nd half: does this team adjust at halftime or get worse?
Drought cost by severity
How damaging are each tier of drought? Longer droughts allow more opponent points. See if critical ones truly hurt more.
Avg. opponent points scored during drought
Key takeaway
Critical droughts allow 76% more points than notable ones (9.5 vs 5.4 pts). Longer droughts cost significantly more.
Drought-ending shots
What shot finally breaks the cold streak? Zone intensity = frequency.
Score differential by game
Every game plotted over 40 minutes: positive = team leading, negative = trailing. Hover a game in the sidebar to highlight its path through the season.
Game log
Drought-influenced losses
Close losses (≤15 pts) where droughts significantly impacted the outcome. "Drought cost" = points the opponent scores during a drought.
Drought killers
Players who most often ended Arizona Wildcats scoring droughts in 2025-26.