TUCSON — Brandon Randolph scored 25 points, Brandon Williams added 13 and Arizona opened the season with a 90-60 win over Houston Baptist Wednesday night.
The new-look Wildcats had some shaky moments early, but turned a nine-point
halftime lead into a rout quickly in the second half.
Arizona struggled shooting from the perimeter, going 6 for 22 from the 3
point line, but hounded the Huskies on defense all night to extend its nonconference home winning streak to 48 straight games.
Chase Jeter had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Houston Baptist figured to have a hard time playing a Power Five program in one of college basketball's toughest road environments and was put at a further disadvantage with 6-foot-11 senior center Josh Ibarra unable to play due to a leg injury.