National Basketball Association
Arizona 94, Long Beach St. 72
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, November 19, 2012
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Mike Greenstein, # Gregory Nixon, # Tony Padilla
Attendance:
13382
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No. 10 Arizona 94, Long Beach State 72: Freshman Brandon Ashley had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his first career start and Kevin Parrom scored 15 points on five 3-pointers as the Wildcats routed the visiting 49ers.
Solomon Hill also scored 15 points and Nick Johnson added 12 as Arizona improved to 3-0.
James Ennis scored 17 points, Peter Pappageorge added 16 and Kris Gulley tallied 12 for Long Beach State (1-3).
Long Beach State was down 13 four-plus minutes into the second half when Arizona scored eight straight in a span of 59 seconds to take a 67-46 lead with 14:20 remaining. Ashley scored on a layup, Parrom drained a 3-pointer and Hill scored on a three-point play. The Wildcats’ lead reached 30 on Ashley’s jumper with 6:41 left.
Arizona shot 63 percent from the field in the first half en route to a 50-37 halftime lead. The Wildcats opened up a 21-point lead with an 18-3 run capped by Ashley’s dunk with 7:10 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hill has 1,001 career points to become the 47th player in Arizona history to reach the milestone. … The 49ers were 14-for-32 from 3-point range with Paggageorge hitting four. … The Wildcats had a 37-20 rebounding edge.
Top Game Performances
Long Beach St. |
|
Arizona |
James Ennis 17 |
Scoring |
Brandon Ashley 20 |
Mike Caffey 7 |
Assists |
Nick Johnson 5 |
James Ennis 7 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Ashley 10 |
Peter Pappageorge 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Solomon Hill 11 |
Mike Caffey 2 |
Steals |
Nick Johnson 3 |
Kyle Richardson 1 |
Blocks |
Kaleb Tarczewski 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Long Beach St.
|
72 |
42.9 |
14-32 |
10-13 |
13 |
20 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
Arizona
|
94 |
53.6 |
9-19 |
25-35 |
17 |
37 |
6 |
10 |
14 |