Arizona vs. Northern Arizona: No. 12 Wildcats Win the Paint 52-20 in a 90-59 Rout Behind Ivan Kharchenkov's 20
No. 12 Arizona outscored Northern Arizona 52-20 in the paint and 28-0 on the fast break, shot 62% and led 46-22 at the half at McKale Center.
Photo: Arizona Athletics. Ivan Kharchenkov, official roster photo. Card design: The Dyme.
FINAL, McKale Center at ALKEME Arena, Tucson, Ariz.: No. 12 Arizona 90, Northern Arizona 59.
Northern Arizona made one more 3 than Arizona and matched it at the free-throw line. It lost by 31. Arizona won the paint 52-20 and the fast break 28-0, per the official box, and shot 37 of 60 (62%) to the Lumberjacks' 21 of 51. By our count, Arizona made 29 two-point baskets to Northern Arizona's 12.
Ivan Kharchenkov led Arizona with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, 6 of 9 at the line, with 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 turnover. Arizona shot 17 of 26 in the first half and led 46-22 at the break, and Northern Arizona went scoreless over the final 3:21 of the half, per the AP. The Lumberjacks did not attempt a free throw until the opening minute of the second half, per ESPN's play-by-play. Arizona stretched the lead with an 18-3 second-half run, per the AP, and led by as many as 34.
Who else carried it
Caleb Holt scored 17 on 8-of-15 shooting with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and a block. Motiejus Krivas had 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting with 7 rebounds. Derek Dixon added 12, 2 of 5 from three. JJ Mandaquit came off the bench and went 3 of 4 from three for 9 points, with 7 assists and no turnovers. Bryce James blocked Lucas Toukam's dunk attempt early in the second half and then hit a 3 that made it 55-29, per the AP.
Arizona had 26 assists on 37 baskets and 11 steals. Northern Arizona turned it over 15 times, and Arizona scored 21 points off those turnovers to the Lumberjacks' 3. Chris Komin led Northern Arizona with 17 points and 5 assists, and Ryan Abelman scored 14 on 4 of 8 from three.
The context
The win was Tommy Lloyd's 150th as a head coach, in his 187th game, per Arizona Desert Swarm. Arizona played its third straight game without forward RJ Godfrey, who is still waiting on an eligibility ruling, per the AP. Kharchenkov scored 38 points with 10 rebounds in the season-opening 84-75 loss to UCLA, per Arizona Athletics.
Arizona is 2-1 and visits Auburn on Friday. Northern Arizona falls to 0-3 and plays at No. 24 Kentucky on Friday.
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