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Zeke Nnaji stays perfect in Arizona’s win over New Mexico State

The 6-foot-11 freshman had 19 points on 7-of-7 shooting, running his consecutive field goal streak to 17, as the Arizona Wildcats demolished New Mexico State 83-53 on Sunday afternoon at McKale Center.

Nnaji paced an offense that shot 52.6 percent overall and were 10 of 21 from three, averaging 1.24 points per possession. He was also huge on the defensive end as Arizona held NMSU to 32.7 percent shooting, forced 20 turnovers and blocked six shots.

Nnaji, who also made all five free throws, is shooting 84.6 percent from the field. The school record for a season is 66.