Reserve Anthony Dell’Orso’s 19 points led a balanced scoring effort of seven players in double figures in Arizona’s 102-66 victory Saturday over Southern Utah at Tucson, Ariz.Arizona’s bench outscored Southern Utah’s reserves 62-13 behind Dell’Orso, KJ Lewis (15 points on 6-of-7 shooting, eight rebounds, five assists), Henri Veesaar (13 points) and Motiejus Krivas (10 points).Trey Townsend and Tobe Awaka each had 12 points and Caleb Love finished with 11. None of Arizona’s players logged more than 24 minutes.The Wildcats (4-4) avoided their first three-game losing streak since the 2019-20 season.Southern Utah (8-3) has lost all three of its games on the road, against Arizona, UCLA and Loyola of Chicago.Jamir Simpson led the Thunderbirds with 21 points and seven rebounds. Dominique Ford contributed 13 points.Lewis made two free throws to give him 11 points and increase Arizona’s lead to 68-34 with 14:50 to play.Southern Utah led only after a 3-pointer by Tavi Jackson opened the game’s scoring.Townsend scored six points in a 13-3 run, allowing the Wildcats to take a 13-6 lead with 13:43 left in the half.
Balanced Arizona attack overpowers Southern Utah
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