NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Nick Johnson helped fuel a second-half comeback Wednesday that brought No.3 Arizona a 68-62 win over Drexel in the Preseason NIT semifinals.
The Wildcats will meet either Alabama or Duke for the tournament title Friday.
Drexel took a 29-20 halftime lead, but Arizona's offense warmed up during the second period with Johnson eventually scoring 20 points.
Arizona built an eight-point lead heading into the final minute and held on while boosting its record to 6-0. The Dragons fell to 3-2.
Kaleb Tarczewski added 15 points for the Wildcats and both T.J. McConnell and Aaron Gordon had 11. Gordon chipped in 13 rebounds.
Chris Fouch and Frantz Massenat combined to score all but 16 of Drexel's points. Fouch led the way with 29 and Massenat produced 17.
