TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Brayden Burries scored 22 points, Koa Peat added 17 and top-ranked Arizona Wildcats remained undefeated with an 88-53 dismantling of West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday.
The Wildcats (20-0, 7-0 Big 12) were unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history to start the week and concluded it with two blowouts.
Coming off a 73-51 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday, Arizona dominated the Mountaineers (13-7, 4-3) while building a 20-point halftime lead and didn’t let up for the program’s best start since opening 21-0 in 2013-14.
The Wildcats are one of three remaining undefeated teams, with No. 7 Nebraska and No. 25 Miami (Ohio).
Chance Moore led the Mountaineers with 12 points.
West Virginia beat Arizona State 75-63 on Wednesday for its first road victory, but didn’t put up much of a fight against the nation’s No. 1 team.
Arizona had a seven-point lead in the game’s first 3 1/2 minutes and pushed it 11 despite hitting one field goal in 10 attempts over a nearly five-minute stretch.
The Wildcats had no defensive letdowns during the first half, holding West Virginia to 29% shooting, including 3 of 15 from 3.
Burries hit a pair of early 3-pointers to get the Wildcats going and had 13 points by halftime. West Virginia closed the first half with a sloppy turnover and Dwayne Aristode converted it to a layup at the buzzer that put Arizona up 43-23.
Burries hit an early 3-pointer in the second half and scored on a during an opening 10-4 run that pushed the Wildcats’ lead to 26.
West Virginia: Hosts Kansas State on Tuesday.
Arizona: Plays at No. 13 BYU on Monday.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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13
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C. Moore G | 12PTS | 4REB | 2AST | |
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5
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B. Burries G | 22PTS | 4REB | 7AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| H. Huff | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| T. Eaglestaff | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Lorient | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| H. Obioha | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Floyd | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| C. Moore | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Thomas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| M. Ugusuk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Jenkins | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Fields | – | – | – | – |
| A. Oyeadier | – | – | – | – |
| N. Hauet | – | – | – | – |
| J. Forsythe | – | – | – | – |
| M. Feenane | – | – | – | – |
| E. Barning Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 53 | 27 | 11 | 18 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Burries | 22 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| K. Peat | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Krivas | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Bradley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| I. Kharchenkov | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Dell’Orso | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Aristode | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Awaka | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| A. Arnold | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Djopmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Gueye | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Francois | – | – | – | – |
| J. Cook | – | – | – | – |
| M. Mawut | – | – | – | – |
| B. James | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 88 | 42 | 20 | 11 |