Motiejus Krivas scored a career-high 30 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field and grabbed eight rebounds in No. 5 Arizona’s 104-84 victory over Cal Poly on Thursday in Tucson, Ariz.
Ivan Kharchenkov finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals for the Wildcats.
Arizona (1-1) bounced back from a Monday loss against UCLA at Las Vegas, a game in which Kharchenkov produced a career-high total in points (38) while matching his total of rebounds (10).
Arizona true freshmen Caleb Holt (21 points and eight rebounds) and Cameron Holmes (13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field) were also standouts.
The Wildcats, who had 14 steals, finished with 25 points off Cal Poly’s 19 turnovers.
Arizona shot 54.5% from the field and outrebounded the Mustangs 44-30. The hosts outscored Cal Poly 56-26 in the paint.
Cal Poly (1-1) was led by Hamad Mousa, who made 8 of 10 attempts from 3-point range and finished with 30 points. Jason Scott added 17 points and hit 5 of 6 from beyond the arc, and Jess Esso Essis scored 10 points.
Arizona built a 59-41 lead at halftime behind 62.5% shooting from the field and 13 assists on 20 made shots.
Cal Poly had 14 first-half turnovers, nine on Arizona steals, leading to 19 points for the Wildcats.
Arizona had four players already scoring in double figures at that point — Kharchenkov and Krivas with 14 points each, Holt with 13 and Holmes 11.
The Wildcats pulled away early with a 12-3 run, fueled by six points from Holt, to take a 25-15 lead with 11:13 left in the first half.
Arizona made seven consecutive shots from the field as its lead went from 16-15 with 13:17 left in the half to 35-20 with 8:22 remaining.
Holmes contributed nine points in a 13-0 stretch that increased the gap to 41-20 with 7:04 left in the half.
The Wildcats sealed the result with a 12-0 run that put them ahead 85-56 with 7:20 left. Krivas had eight points in that stretch.
–Field Level Media
