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No. 13 Arizona Routs Northern Arizona 92-37

Box Score TUCSON, Ariz. -- Mark Tollefesen scored 19 points, Ryan Anderson had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 13 Arizona overwhelmed Northern Arizona 92-37 on Wednesday night.

Arizona (10-1) labored early on offense as it struggled to work the ball around for open shots. Once the Wildcats started sharing, they turned the game between in-state rivals into the expected rout.

Arizona had a 50-14 advantage in the paint, 24 more rebounds and opened the second half with a 34-6 run to stretch the nation's longest home winning streak to 45 games.

Allonzo Trier added 11 points for the Wildcats, who shot 57 percent.

Northern Arizona (2-7) had a hard time with Arizona's length and athleticism, opening each half with long scoring droughts. The Lumberjacks shot 22 percent, including 4 of 17 from 3-point range, and were held to 13 points in the second half.

Kris Yanku had 12 points to lead Northern Arizona.

Arizona had one of its most complete games the last time out, scoring almost at will and shutting down Missouri defensively in a 36-point rout.

Northern Arizona didn't figure to put up any more of a fight than the Tigers.

The young Lumberjacks have yet to win a game against a Division I opponent and were playing their fifth straight game without reigning Big Sky defensive player of the year, Jordyn Martin, who's out for the season with a foot stress fracture.

Northern Arizona had 11 days to wash away its last game, a 17-point loss to Bakersfield that included 13 turnovers and two assists for the Lumberjacks.

They appeared to be headed toward another rugged night, needing nearly five minutes to score their first points.

After the early struggles, Northern Arizona gathered itself in one of college basketball's toughest road environments, pulling within 13-11 at the midpoint of the first half despite making 3 of 13 shots.

Then Arizona imposed its will on the smaller Lumberjacks.

Shooting over Northern Arizona's defenders without much trouble, the Wildcats raced away on a 15-4 run to go up 15. They weren't very good from the perimeter, hitting 1 of 9 from the 3-point arc, but still led 40-24 at halftime.

Northern Arizona continued to clank shots, finishing the first half 7 for 28 from the floor.

Arizona left no doubt to start the second half, scoring the first 11 points as Northern Arizona needed more than 4 minutes to get on the board. The Wildcats made 20 of 27 shots in the half.

WHAT'S NEXT

Northern Arizona plays at Arkansas-Little Rock on Monday.

Arizona hosts UNLV on Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Anderson

#12 Ryan Anderson

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6' 9"
Senior
Allonzo Trier

#11 Allonzo Trier

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6' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ryan Anderson

#12 Ryan Anderson

6' 9"
Senior
F
Allonzo Trier

#11 Allonzo Trier

6' 5"
Freshman
G
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