Arizona Wildcats Dominate Cincinnati Bearcats in Big 12 Matchup
TUCSON, Ariz. (Interstat) — The Arizona Wildcats remained undefeated, overpowering the Cincinnati Bearcats 77-51 in a Big 12 men’s basketball game Wednesday night at McKale Center.
Arizona used a decisive 44-24 second-half run to pull away. The Wildcats’ defense stifled Cincinnati, forcing 14 turnovers and converting them into 17 points while holding the Bearcats to 30.4% shooting from the floor. Arizona also dominated inside, outscoring Cincinnati 48-14 in the paint.
Motiejus Krivas led Arizona with 17 points. Ivan Kharchenkov added 14 and Koa Peat scored 13. For Cincinnati, Baba Miller scored 14 points and Shon Abaev added 13.
Arizona improved to 19-0. Cincinnati fell to 10-9.