Koa Peat achieved his first game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds and Tobe Awaka scored a career-high 25 points to help No. 1 Arizona hold off Arizona State 89-82 Wednesday night at Tucson, Ariz.
Peat finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds after making all seven of his shots from the field in the second half.
Arizona (17-0, 4-0 Big 12) used a stretch of 11 straight made field goals to pull away to a 75-63 lead with 7:01 left.
Arizona State (10-7, 1-3) responded with a 6-of-7 stretch from the field, including two 3-pointers by Noah Meeusen, to cut the lead to 83-79 with 1:37 left.
The Sun Devils’ Maurice Odum made a 3-pointer while being fouled with 55 seconds left, but missed the free throw and Arizona led 85-82.
Jaden Bradley, who finished 12 points, four assists and no turnovers, made a jumper with 27 seconds left to increase the lead to 87-82.
After Odum missed a 3-pointer, Awaka was fouled with 19 seconds left and he made both free throws to secure the win.
Awaka made all eight of his free-throw attempts and was 8 of 11 from the field.
Odum finished with 23 points and seven assists to lead Arizona State. Massamba Diop added 16 points and six rebounds in the loss.
Peat had more turnovers (three) than made field goals (two) in the first half. In the second half, he had 16 points behind his 7-of-7 shooting from the field.
The game was tied seven times and neither team had a lead of more than six points in the first half.
Arizona State led 39-38 at halftime after committing only one turnover and producing nine assists on its 15 made field goals in the half.
Awaka reached 15 points in the first half on 6-of-8 shooting from the field.
A 9-3 run by Arizona put the Wildcats ahead 51-46 with 15:50 left in the game, but Arizona State answered with a 7-1 stretch that included a 3-pointer and jumper by Odum.
–Field Level Media
