24 Points From Caleb Holt and a 40-24 Paint Edge Carry No. 12 Arizona Past Auburn 80-69
No. 12 Arizona beat Auburn 80-69 at Neville Arena after trailing 61-59 with 7:12 left. Caleb Holt scored 24, and the Wildcats won the paint 40-24.
Photo: Arizona Athletics. Caleb Holt, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 12 Arizona beat Auburn 80-69 on Friday night at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama. Auburn led 61-59 with 7:12 left. Caleb Holt scored 24 on 8-of-19 shooting, 4 of 6 from three, with nine rebounds and five steals, per the ESPN box score. Arizona outscored Auburn 40-24 in the paint and outrebounded the Tigers 49-37. The Wildcats moved to 3-1. Auburn fell to 2-1.
Where the 11 points came from
By our count from the ESPN box, Arizona made 22 two-point baskets to Auburn's 12, a 20-point edge. Auburn made 11 threes to Arizona's six, minus-15 for the Wildcats. Arizona made six more free throws, plus-6. That nets 11.
The last seven minutes
Adam Olsen made three free throws at 7:12 to put Auburn up 61-59, per the ESPN play-by-play. Arizona scored the next nine: a Motiejus Krivas layup, an Ivan Kharchenkov layup, a Derek Dixon layup and a 26-foot Kharchenkov three at 5:20 for 68-61. Olsen answered with a 25-foot three. JJ Mandaquit made all six of his free throws in the final 2:34, and Kharchenkov hit a 14-footer at 1:32 for 76-67.
By our count, Arizona outscored Auburn 21-8 over the final 7:12, and Kharchenkov scored nine of the 21.
How Auburn got back in it
Holt scored 12 in the first half, by our count from the play-by-play, and Arizona led 36-32 at the break. The Wildcats then scored the first 10 points of the second half, by our count, to lead 46-32 at 17:14. That was their largest lead, 14, per ESPN.
Auburn answered with a 21-7 run, by our count, and Owen Freeman's 10-footer at 10:47 tied it at 53. The lead changed hands 15 times, per ESPN. Auburn's bench outscored Arizona's 34-4, by our count from the box. The Tigers blocked 13 shots, six by Narcisse Ngoy.
Who else scored
Kharchenkov scored 19 on 9-of-19 shooting with eight rebounds. Krivas had 16 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three blocks, and made 6 of 7 at the line. Dixon added 11.
For Auburn, Thomas Dowd scored 15 on 5-of-8 shooting, 4 of 5 from three, with nine rebounds. Olsen had 12 off the bench, Tahaad Pettiford nine, all before halftime, by our count from the play-by-play. Kevin Overton went 2 of 13 from the field and had five steals.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Arizona | Auburn |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 28-63 (44%) | 23-66 (35%) |
| 3-pointers | 6-14 | 11-31 |
| Free throws | 18-22 | 12-20 |
| Rebounds | 49 | 37 |
| Offensive rebounds | 15 | 14 |
| Assists | 8 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 10 |
| Steals | 9 | 12 |
| Blocks | 3 | 13 |
| Points in the paint | 40 | 24 |
| Points off turnovers | 14 | 19 |
| Fast-break points | 6 | 11 |
Half scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Half | Arizona | Auburn |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 36 | 32 |
| 2nd | 44 | 37 |
| Final | 80 | 69 |
Sources:
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