Cate Reese had 19 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 9 Arizona to a 75-68 win over DePaul on Friday afternoon at the Paradise Jam at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Reese’s performance matched with Ariyah Copeland and Lauren Ware overpowered DePaul in the paint.
Ware finished with 12 points and six rebounds and Copeland came off the bench to score 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field.
Arizona made 55.6 percent of its shots to offset its 15 turnovers. The Wildcats had only four turnovers in the second half, when they
Shaina Pellington, who hit the game-winning shot against Vanderbilt on Thursday, finished 14 points and four rebounds.
The Wildcats (6-0) conclude their three-game slate in the Virgin Islands Friday against Rutgers at 1:15 p.m.