TEMPE — No. 1 Arizona wore down ASU the way it’s done to many opponents this season en route to an 87-74 win on Saturday, keeping the Wildcats’ perfect start to the season intact.
Arizona’s 22-0 start is the Wildcats’ best start in program history and ties a school record for the longest winning streak, set during the 1914-17 seasons.
The Wildcats’ 9-0 start in Big 12 play also ties the Big 12 record for best start to a season (1996-97 Kansas).
The two sides were tied at 38 at halftime before Arizona freshmen Koa Peat and Brayden Burries sparked the Wildcats to some breathing room, eventually separating for the double-digit win.
Peat had a dunk with 3:03 left to put Arizona ahead by 14 and the game out of the Sun Devils’ reach.
The star freshman who calls the Valley home hit two 3s in the second half, a career high for any full game, and he was given a technical foul for talking up his second.
Peat (21) and Burries (17) combined for 24 points in the second half after scoring 14 in the first. Fellow freshman Ivan Kharchenkov added 12 points.
ASU (11-11, 2-7) point guard Moe Odum kept things tight early, responding to a seven-point deficit that was the largest of the first half with two 3s on the next three Sun Devil possessions.
However, Odum picked up his fourth foul with 13:34 left when ASU was within seven.
Arizona reached its first double-digit lead thanks to a 12-6 run that coincided with Odum’s exit, as the Wildcats outscored the Sun Devils 19-7 in the nine minutes he sat.
Arizona (21-0) entered the matchup as one of the nation’s only two remaining unbeaten teams. 21-0 Miami (OH) hosts 7-13 Northern Illinois at 1:30 p.m. MST on Saturday.
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