National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 94, Long Beach St. 72
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, November 19, 2012
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials: # Mike Greenstein, # Gregory Nixon, # Tony Padilla
Attendance: 13382
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No. 10 Arizona 94, Long Beach State 72: Freshman Brandon Ashley had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his first career start and Kevin Parrom scored 15 points on five 3-pointers as the Wildcats routed the visiting 49ers.

Solomon Hill also scored 15 points and Nick Johnson added 12 as Arizona improved to 3-0.

James Ennis scored 17 points, Peter Pappageorge added 16 and Kris Gulley tallied 12 for Long Beach State (1-3).

Long Beach State was down 13 four-plus minutes into the second half when Arizona scored eight straight in a span of 59 seconds to take a 67-46 lead with 14:20 remaining. Ashley scored on a layup, Parrom drained a 3-pointer and Hill scored on a three-point play. The Wildcats’ lead reached 30 on Ashley’s jumper with 6:41 left.

Arizona shot 63 percent from the field in the first half en route to a 50-37 halftime lead. The Wildcats opened up a 21-point lead with an 18-3 run capped by Ashley’s dunk with 7:10 to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Hill has 1,001 career points to become the 47th player in Arizona history to reach the milestone. … The 49ers were 14-for-32 from 3-point range with Paggageorge hitting four. … The Wildcats had a 37-20 rebounding edge.
Top Game Performances
 
Long Beach St.   Arizona
James Ennis 17 Scoring Brandon Ashley 20
Mike Caffey 7 Assists Nick Johnson 5
James Ennis 7 Rebounds Brandon Ashley 10
Peter Pappageorge 4 Free Throws Made Solomon Hill 11
Mike Caffey 2 Steals Nick Johnson 3
Kyle Richardson 1 Blocks Kaleb Tarczewski 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Long Beach St. 72 42.9 14-32 10-13 13 20 1 4 17
Arizona 94 53.6 9-19 25-35 17 37 6 10 14