Ivan Kharchenkov finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead No. 12 Arizona to a 90-59 rout of Northern Arizona on Tuesday night in Tucson, Ariz.
It was the third straight impressive performance for Kharchenkov, who scored 38 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the season-opening loss to UCLA before recording 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a win over Cal Poly last week.
Arizona (2-1) extended its winning streak against the Lumberjacks (0-3) to 36 games, dating to the 1968-69 season.
Motiejus Krivas contributed 16 points and seven rebounds.
Caleb Holt added 17 points and five rebounds, Derek Dixon scored 12 points and JJ Mandaquit finished with nine points and seven assists.
Arizona shot 61.7% from the field and recorded 26 assists on its 37 field goals.
Northern Arizona was led by Chris Komin’s 17 points and five assists, while Ryan Abelman added 14 points and five rebounds.
The Wildcats took control with a 14-3 run that extended their lead to 37-17 with 5:22 remaining in the first half.
Dixon scored five of his 10 first-half points during the run, while Holt contributed four of his six.
Arizona led 46-22 at halftime after shooting 65.4% from the field, outrebounding the Lumberjacks 17-10 and forcing eight turnovers that resulted in a 10-0 advantage in points off turnovers.
The Wildcats finished with a 31-24 rebounding advantage and outscored Northern Arizona 58-? in the paint.
Kharchenkov led Arizona with 13 points at halftime, making all four of his field-goal attempts and going 5 of 7 from the free-throw line.
The Wildcats had 10 assists on 17 field goals in the first half and committed just four turnovers.
Arizona finished with just six turnovers, while Northern Arizona committed 15 that led to 21 Wildcats points. Arizona also dominated in fastbreak scoring, holding a 28-0 advantage.
Komin scored eight straight points to cut the deficit to 57-40 with 14:58 remaining.
The Wildcats pulled away for good with a 14-0 run that extended their lead to 75-43 with 8:52 left.
–Field Level Media
