Ryan Anderson stole the show on Sunday with 19 points and 10 rebounds while the rest of the Cats looked to shake off the rust.
Basketball is back in Tucson and there's not a soul in Wildcat Nation who hasn't been waiting for it since April.
With it being their first official game (they played St. Mary's last week in a "secret" scrimmage) against players they don't eat lunch with daily, we knew it would be a work in progress and that's exactly what it was.
At least at the beginning.
Thanks to the Wildcats' excellent depth and athleticism that rivals the nation's best, Chico State just didn't have enough in the tank to make it competitive for a full 40 minutes.