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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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