The No. 20 Arizona Wildcats lead UC-Irvine Anteaters 39-23 at the half. Junior center Dusan Ristic has 14 points and four rebounds, leading the Wildcats.
The Anteaters came out with a 2-3 zone defense that has given the Wildcats trouble all season, and Arizona hit some tough shots early on. Freshman Rawle Alkins had three offensive rebounds in the first four minutes, and it helped the Wildcats get settled at the beginning of the game.
As usual, freshman Lauri Markkanen got the offense going with a pull-up jumper on the baseline, and followed it with a catch-and-shoot three pointer a few minutes later.