- AP
- Nov 09, 2024
TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) Tobe Awaka had 18 points and 15 rebounds and No. 10 Arizona dominated inside the paint and on the boards in a 102-44 nonconference win over Old Dominion on Saturday.
Awaka, a junior forward who transferred from Tennessee, was 8 of 10 from the field and had eight of Arizona’s 24 offensive rebounds, its most in a game since 2005. Freshman Carter Bryant had 12 points and center Henri Veesaar added 10 points with nine boards for the Wildcats (2-0).
Devin Ceaser scored 12 points for Old Dominion (0-2), which shot 31.6% and missed 11 of 17 free throw attempts. It was the most lopsided loss in school history for the Monarchs, topping a 111-65 defeat to Florida Christian in 1956.
Old Dominion: The Monarchs were without sophomore guard Robert Davis Jr., a transfer from Massachusetts who scored 25 in their season-opening loss to Buffalo.
Arizona: The Wildcats had a commanding edge in paint points, outscoring Old Dominion 58-24. They missed 13 layups but still converted all those misses into 23 second-chance points.
Arizona went on a 13-0 run late in the first half to put the game away, getting eight points from Caleb Love including back-to-back three-pointers and a putback dunk from KJ Lewis.
Arizona opened the game with a double-digit scoring run for the second straight contest, leading 11-0 just over three minutes in. In the Wildcats’ season-opening 93-64 win over Canisius they began with a 13-0 run and led 23-4.
Old Dominion remains on the road to face Radford on Tuesday, while Arizona visits Wisconsin on Friday.
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12T |
McKale Memorial Center Tucson, AZ
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
J. Johnson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
S. Durugordon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
C. Swanton-Rodger | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
S. Walker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
R. Blakney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
D. Ceaser | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
C. Diggs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
V. Zygas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Pounds | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
R. Hellams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Nacey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Hubbard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Essien | – | – | – | – |
C. Jones | – | – | – | – |
R. Davis Jr. | – | – | – | – |
D. Raymond | – | – | – | – |
J. Jenkins | – | – | – | – |
D. Ware | – | – | – | – |
C. Parker | – | – | – | – |
Total | 44 | 24 | 2 | 23 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
T. Awaka | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
C. Love | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
T. Townsend | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
K. Lewis | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
J. Bradley | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
C. Bryant | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
A. Dell’Orso | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
H. Veesaar | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
M. Krivas | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
C. Martinez | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
L. Lloyd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Weitman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W. Menaugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Francois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Kuykendall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Djopmo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 102 | 53 | 21 | 17 |