Box Score TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Basketball taking the floor in front of a sold-out crowd in the McKale Center is a common sight in the winter time. A season-opening scrimmage with a dunk contest on Friday night was no different as head coach Sean Miller and the Wildcats took to the floor in the McDonald's Red-Blue game in front of a capacity crowd of 14,644.

"The magic of the Red and Blue weekend speaks volumes about how lucky we are to be players and coaches here at the University of Arizona," said head coach Sean Miller. "Very few arenas are filled to capacity (for an event like this). To have 14,600 fans for tonight is incredible and awesome."

The Red team walked away with the 53-49 victory over Blue in the shortened 24-minute affair. Sophomore Allonzo Trier and junior Dusan Ristic each scored 16 points for Red while freshman Rawle Alkins chipped in 15 points. The trio of Trier, Ristic and Alkins combined to shoot 20 of 30 from the field. Their offense prowess was fueled by their point guard, junior Parker Jackson-Cartwright, who dished out seven assists with no turnovers.

"The Red and Blue game is always a reminder of the advantage of experience," Miller continued. "I think back to Parker (Jackson-Cartwright) two years ago playing head-to-head against T.J. (McConnell), and he's really gotten better. It's very obvious to see that he's stronger, faster, more sure of himself, and he's one of the many things I'm excited about (this season). Ditto for Dusan (Ristic). There aren't too many seven-footers out there who have the touch and the know-how to score like he does."

The Blue team was also led by a trio of double-digit scorers in senior Kadeem Allen (14 points), freshman Lauri Markkanen (14 points and seven rebounds) and redshirt freshman Ray Smith (10 points). The game action for Smith was his first since last year's Red-Blue Game after missing the 2015-16 season with a knee injury.

Friday's action began with a slam dunk competition featuring Chance Comanche, Kobi Simmons, Keanu Pinder, Rawle Alkins and Lauri Markkanen. Alkins was declared the winner after the dunk of the night. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native used head coach Sean Miller as a prop in his dunk. Alkins ran along the baseline grabbing the ball out of Miller's hands and throwing down a reverse dunk while clearing his head coach.
The night was capped by honoring alumni from various decades of Arizona Basketball. Halftime saw the 1997 national champion Wildcats honored at midcourt with coach Lute Olson, Miles Simon, Josh Pastner and others on hand.

Simon's night did not end with the 53-49 final score. The Most Outstanding Player of the 1997 NCAA Tournament had his number 34 uniform raised into the rafters in a jersey recognition ceremony at halfcourt, surrounded by his family, friends and coaches.