TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona men's basketball team closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a commanding 94-41 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday at the McKale Center.
Caleb Love scored a game-high 24 points, including 20 in the first half, and
KJ Lewis added 13 points off the bench for the Wildcats.
Arizona (6-5) had 28 assists on 36 made field goals and only turned the ball over 10 times while forcing CMU (5-6) into 17 turnovers.
As a team, Arizona shot 54.5% overall from the floor - 61.8% in the second half alone - while the Chippewas connected at just a 25.9% clip.
The Wildcats took a 44-23 lead into the locker room at halftime and then put the clamps down defensively in the second half, holding CMU to just 18 points on 5 of 29 shooting. Arizona scored 50 points in the second half, the eighth time scoring 50 or more in a half this season.
Tobe Awaka finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds, his third double-double of the season.
Conrad Martinez chipped in with nine points and five assists off the bench along with eight points and five assists from
Carter Bryant.
Arizona will open Big 12 Conference play Dec. 30 at home against TCU at 6:00 p.m. MST. Tickets are available by visiting
arizonawildcats.com/mbk.
