National Basketball Association
Arizona 53, Northern Arizona 39
When: 6:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 3, 2011
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Mike Eggers, # Casey McClellan, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
13811
By SportsDirect Inc.
Arizona recovered from another slow start to continue its domination over visiting Northern Arizona with a 53-39 victory on Saturday.
Solomon Hill had 15 points and seven rebounds for Arizona (6-2), which has won 28 straight games against the Lumberjacks (2-6).
Arizona started slow for the fourth straight game, but the Wildcats recovered to lead 25-19 at halftime after holding Northern Arizona to one field goal in the final 9:26 of the first half.
Northern Arizona, which is still looking for its first win over a Division I opponent, was led by Colin Gruber's 13 points, including three 3-pointers.
After shooting only 9-of-24 in the first half, Arizona opened the second half with three consecutive 3-pointers by Kyle Fogg to give the Wildcats a 14-point lead. Fogg finished with 11 points.
The Wildcats, who visit No. 10 Florida on Wednesday, outrebounded the undersized Lumberjacks by only 27-24.
The teams combined to shoot only 8-for-17 from the free throw line and commit 15 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
| Northern Arizona |
|
Arizona |
|
Colin Gruber 13 |
Scoring |
Solomon Hill 15 |
|
James Douglas 3 |
Assists |
Nick Johnson 4 |
|
Durrell Norman 8 |
Rebounds |
Solomon Hill 7 |
|
Stallon Saldivar 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyle Fogg 2 |
|
Michael Dunn 2 |
Steals |
Kyle Fogg 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Angelo Chol 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northern Arizona
|
39 |
37.2 |
5-14 |
2-5 |
13 |
24 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
| Arizona
|
53 |
42.2 |
9-26 |
6-12 |
15 |
27 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
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