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Tobe Awaka
44
Old Dominion ODU 0-2,0-0 Sun Belt
102
Winner Arizona UA 2-0,0-0 Big 12
Old Dominion ODU
0-2,0-0 Sun Belt
44
Final
102
Arizona UA
2-0,0-0 Big 12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Old Dominion ODU 21 23 44
Arizona UA 50 52 102

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Awaka's Double-Double Leads No. 10 Arizona Over Old Dominion, 102-44

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 non-conference win over Old Dominion on Saturday. It was the third career double-double for Awaka. 

A total of 12 different Wildcats found the scoring column, including five in double figures. As a team, Arizona shot 50.7% from the floor dished out 21 assists. 

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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). Caleb Love finished with 10 points and Anthony Dell'Orso added 11 points off the bench.

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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.

Takeaways

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.

Key moment

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.

Key stat

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.

Up next

Old Dominion remains on the road to face Radford on Tuesday, while Arizona visits Wisconsin on Friday.

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