National Basketball Association
Arizona 86, CSU Northridge 68
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 16, 2014
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Mike Eggers, # Tom Nally, # Deron White
Attendance:
14655
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No. 2 Arizona 86, Cal State Northridge 68: Stanley Johnson scored 17 points while Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 14 points and eight rebounds as the Wildcats cruised past the visiting Matadors.
Brandon Ashley added 13 points for Arizona (2-0), which had a 35-26 rebounding edge. Elliott Pitts scored 10 points off the bench.
Stephen Maxwell scored 19 points to pace Cal State Northridge (0-2). Aaron Parks chipped in 15 points and Tre Hale-Edmerson tallied 11 points.
The Matadors were within 14 points after a basket by Maxwell with 17:04 left before Arizona went on a 11-1 run to take a 55-31 lead on Hollis-Jefferson’s three-point play with 12:52 to play. A 3-pointer by Pitts made it 63-37 with 10:56 to go as the Wildcats remained in control.
Northridge trailed by four points after a dunk by Zacarry Douglas with 8:20 left in the first half before the Wildcats went on a 19-7 burst. A basket by Hollis-Jefferson capped the surge with one minute remaining and Arizona led 37-23 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona G T.J. McConnell contributed seven points, eight assists and five rebounds. … The Matadors were 2-of-10 from 3-point range. … The Wildcats collected 11 steals while forcing 16 Northridge turnovers.
Top Game Performances
CSU Northridge |
|
Arizona |
Stephen Maxwell 19 |
Scoring |
Stanley Johnson 17 |
Tre Hale-Edmerson 4 |
Assists |
T.J. McConnell 8 |
Zacarry Douglas 4 |
Rebounds |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 8 |
Aaron Parks 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Brandon Ashley 5 |
Landon Drew 2 |
Steals |
Kaleb Tarczewski 3 |
Tre Hale-Edmerson 1 |
Blocks |
Stanley Johnson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
CSU Northridge
|
68 |
42.3 |
2-10 |
22-28 |
16 |
22 |
1 |
10 |
16 |
Arizona
|
86 |
53.8 |
8-18 |
22-35 |
17 |
32 |
2 |
11 |
18 |