Arizona outscored Arizona State 49-36 in the second half to earn an 87-74 win in Tempe on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats slowly extended the lead early in the second half and had a 10-2 run late to erase any doubt about the outcome. Arizona took its biggest lead, 87-67, with 1:03 left in the game.
The freshmen led the way for Arizona as all five starters finished in double figures and Tobe Awaka had seven points and 13 rebounds. Koa Peat scored 21, Brayden Burries had 17 and Ivan Karchenkov 12 among the Arizona freshmen who thrived against Arizona State.
Motiejus Krivas scored 15 and Jaden Bradley 10 to complete the players in double figures for Arizona. Arizona State scored the first four points of the game and did not trail until Jaden Bradley made two free throws to put Arizona ahead 17-16 with 9:22 remaining in the first half…