Ivan Kharchenkov finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead No. 12 Arizona to a 90-59 rout of Northern Arizona at McKale Center at ALKEME Arena on Tuesday night.
It was the third straight stat-stuffing game for Kharchenkov, who scored 38 points with 10 rebounds in the season-opening loss to UCLA and followed that with 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a win over Cal Poly last week.
Arizona (2-1) increased its winning streak to 37 games against the Lumberjacks (0-3) dating to the 1968-69 season.
Motiejus Krivas contributed 16 points and seven rebounds after his 30 points against Cal Poly.
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Caleb Holt added 17 points and five rebounds, Derek Dixon had 12 points and JJ Mandaquit finished with nine points and seven assists.
“Just sticking to the gameplan,” Mandaquit told former Arizona standout Corey Williams, who analyzed the game on ESPN+ along with Matt Muehlebach. “Coaches have ultimate trust in me, and I have ultimate trust in them and my teammates, so they made it easy for me tonight.”
Arizona shot 61.7% from the field and produced 26 assists on 37 made field goals.
Northern Arizona was led by Chris Komin’s 17 points and five assists.
Ryan Abelman finished with 14 points and five rebounds.
The Wildcats took control of the game with a 14-3 run that increased their lead to 37-17 with 5:22 remaining in the first half.
Dixon had five of his 10 points in the first half during that run and Holt 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 led to a 10-0 edge in points off turnovers.
The Wildcats won the rebounding battle in the game 31-24 and had 59 points in the paint.
At halftime, Kharchenkov made all four of his attempts from the field and was 5 of 7 at the free-throw, leading Arizona with 13 points.
Arizona had 10 assists on its 17 made field goals at the half and committed only four turnovers.
The Wildcats finished with only six turnovers while Northern Arizona had 14 that led to 21 points for Arizona.
The Wildcats outscored the Lumberjacks 28-0 in fastbreak points.
“We always want to play fast,” Mandaquit said. “We want to push the pace, and we play an unselfish brand of basketball. We’re always looking to kick ahead and score easy points in transition.”
Komin scored eight consecutive points to cut the lead to 57-40 with 14:58 left.
The Wildcats pulled away for good with a 14-0 run that increased their lead to 75-43 with 8:52 remaining.
Arizona next plays at Auburn (2-0) on Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
“Be excited,” Mandaquit said after Williams asked what he wants to tell “Wildcat Nation” about the game against Auburn and the matchup with UConn at McKale next Wednesday. “Tune in to every game, and we’re gonna work hard every day to make sure we put a good result up there.”
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