No. 5 Arizona overpowers Morgan State for 93-68 victory
Arizona's Pelle Larsson, right, wraps up Morgan State's Malik Miller, left, as they battle for loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Darryl Webb]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 26 points, Oumar Ballo added 21 and No. 5 Arizona closed out its nonconference schedule by overpowering Morgan State 93-68. Arizona scored 28 more points in the paint and used a 17-2 run spanning halftime to give coach Tommy Lloyd tie second-best start after 50 games in Division I history at 45-5. Only Wisconsin’s Doc Meanwell had a better start at 49-1 in the early 1900s. Arizona shot 58% and had 25 assists on 34 field goals to stretch the nation’s third-longest active home streak to 27 games. Malik Miller kept Morgan State in it early with 3-point shooting and finished with 23 points.
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Morgan State's Kamron Hobbs, left, Malik Miller (11) and Khalil Turner, right, triple-team Arizona's Adam Bal (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
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Arizona's Henri Veesaar (13) blocks a shot by Morgan State's Lewis Djonkam (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
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Morgan State's Isaiah Burke (2) controls the ball as he gets stumbles between Arizona's Oumar Ballo (11) and Courtney Ramey (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
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