NCAAB

Canisius Golden Griffins at Arizona Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
64 - 93
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Love scores 17 and No. 10 Arizona opens season with 93-64 win over Canisius

Caleb Love lets it fly with deep trey for Arizona

Arizona jumped on the Golden Griffins from the start, scoring the first 13 points during an opening 20-2 run on its way to a 52-30 halftime lead. The Wildcats never let the lead get under 18 after that early burst to win their 18th straight home opener.

Arizona dominated inside, outscoring Canisius 48-12 in the paint while grabbing 18 more rebounds. KJ Lewis added 14 points for the Wildcats, who had 20 assists and nine turnovers — five before the starters came out.

The Golden Griffins needed four minutes to score their first points and had trouble with Arizona's size all night, but still shot a respectable 43% from the floor in one of college basketball's toughest road environments.

Paul McMillan IV led Canisius with 20 points.

Takeaways Canisius: The Golden Griffins had some good moments, particularly on offense after the slow start, but dug themselves way too big an early hole to prevent getting blown out.

Arizona: The Wildcats did what they're supposed to against an overmatched nonconference opponent at home and showed off the depth that has them eyeing a deep NCAA Tournament run.

Key moment Love's return after testing the NBA waters was a huge boost to the Wildcats and earned him preseason All-America honors. He asserted himself right out of the gate, scoring seven points during Arizona's big opening run.

Key stat Arizona had a massive size advantage with two 7-footers in its rotation and took advantage on the glass. The Wildcats grabbed 17 offensive rebounds, scoring 19 second-chance points.

Up next Canisius hosts St. Bonaventure on Saturday.

Arizona hosts Old Dominion on Saturday.

How can I watch Canisius vs. Arizona?

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Matchup Prediction

Arizona: 99.1%
Canisius: 0.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 64 - 93
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 64 - 93
2nd 0:26 Tana Kopa made Layup. Assisted by Maji David-Maji. 64 - 93
2nd 0:38 Addison Arnold Turnover. 62 - 93
2nd 0:45 Addison Arnold Offensive Rebound. 62 - 93

Statistics

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22-51 FG 33-68
43.1 Field Goal % 48.5
10-26 3PT 8-28
38.5 Three Point % 28.6
10-13 FT 19-27
76.9 Free Throw % 70.4
25 Rebounds 43
5 Offensive Rebounds 17
20 Defensive Rebounds 26
12 Assists 20
7 Steals 12
1 Blocks 3
19 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 9
2 Technical Fouls 2
2 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 26
12 Fast Break Points 22
12 Points in Paint 48
20 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 32

Game Information

McKale Memorial Center

Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,597 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Marist 0-0 - 3-1
Mount St. Mary's 0-0 - 3-2
Quinnipiac 0-0 - 3-2
Rider 0-0 - 3-2
Siena 0-0 - 3-2
Manhattan 0-0 - 2-2
Fairfield 0-0 - 2-3
Saint Peter's 0-0 - 2-3
Merrimack 0-0 - 1-3
Niagara 0-0 - 1-3
Iona 0-0 - 1-4
Sacred Heart 0-0 - 1-5
Canisius 0-0 - 0-6

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Kansas 0-0 - 5-0
BYU 0-0 - 4-0
Cincinnati 0-0 - 4-0
Colorado 0-0 - 4-0
Texas Tech 0-0 - 4-0
UCF 0-0 - 4-0
Iowa State 0-0 - 3-0
Oklahoma State 0-0 - 3-0
Arizona State 0-0 - 5-1
TCU 0-0 - 4-1
Baylor 0-0 - 3-1
Kansas State 0-0 - 3-1
Utah 0-0 - 3-1
West Virginia 0-0 - 3-1
Arizona 0-0 - 2-1
Houston 0-0 - 2-1
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