3 days Ago By By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN - Associated Press
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. Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here .
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