No. 2 Arizona 86, Cal State Northridge 68: Stanley Johnson scored 17 points while Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 14 points and eight rebounds as the Wildcats cruised past the visiting Matadors.
Brandon Ashley added 13 points for Arizona (2-0), which had a 35-26 rebounding edge. Elliott Pitts scored 10 points off the bench.
Stephen Maxwell scored 19 points to pace Cal State Northridge (0-2). Aaron Parks chipped in 15 points and Tre Hale-Edmerson tallied 11 points.
The Matadors were within 14 points after a basket by Maxwell with 17:04 left before Arizona went on a 11-1 run to take a 55-31 lead on Hollis-Jefferson’s three-point play with 12:52 to play. A 3-pointer by Pitts made it 63-37 with 10:56 to go as the Wildcats remained in control.
Northridge trailed by four points after a dunk by Zacarry Douglas with 8:20 left in the first half before the Wildcats went on a 19-7 burst. A basket by Hollis-Jefferson capped the surge with one minute remaining and Arizona led 37-23 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona G T.J. McConnell contributed seven points, eight assists and five rebounds. … The Matadors were 2-of-10 from 3-point range. … The Wildcats collected 11 steals while forcing 16 Northridge turnovers.
CSU Northridge | Arizona | |
Stephen Maxwell 19 | Scoring | Stanley Johnson 17 |
Tre Hale-Edmerson 4 | Assists | T.J. McConnell 8 |
Zacarry Douglas 4 | Rebounds | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 8 |
Aaron Parks 9 | Free Throws Made | Brandon Ashley 5 |
Landon Drew 2 | Steals | Kaleb Tarczewski 3 |
Tre Hale-Edmerson 1 | Blocks | Stanley Johnson 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
CSU Northridge | 68 | 42.3 | 2-10 | 22-28 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
Arizona | 86 | 53.8 | 8-18 | 22-35 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 18 |