TUCSON, Ariz. – Freshman guard
Brandon Williams poured in 23 points, while sophomore
Brandon Randolph added 19 in Arizona's 75-64 win over Chaminade in the Wildcats' second and final exhibition game Sunday night at McKale Center.
Williams hit four 3-pointers in the first half and had 14 points at the break. Randolph hit four 3-pointers of his own in the second half and had 15 points after the break to propel the Wildcats to the victory.
Senior guard
Justin Coleman added 14 points in 31 minutes to also finish in double figures. As a team, the Wildcats hit 11 3-pointers for the second straight game, going 11 for 25 from beyond the 3-point line. Arizona went 11 for 26 from long range in its first exhibition game against Western New Mexico.
Trailing 13-6 early on, Arizona went on a 17-0 run in less than a three-minute span to grab a 23-13 lead.
Ryan Luther capped off the run with a dunk off an assist from
Dylan Smith. The Silverswords answered back and tied the game at 29 with 1:45 to play in the first half. A pair of Randolph free throws made it 31-29 at the half.
Chaminade came out strong in the second half and grabbed a 40-32 lead with 16:17 to play. But Arizona answered back with a 10-0 run to take a 42-40 lead and never trailed the rest of the way. Williams hit a layup with 26 seconds left to make it 75-64 and equal Arizona's biggest lead of 11 points.
With exhibition play complete, Arizona will now turn its attention to the regular season. The Wildcats will host Houston Baptist Wednesday night at 7 p.m., to officially kick off the year.
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Game Notes:
- The guard trio of Brandon Randolph, Justin Coleman and Brandon Williams scored the final 24 points of the game for Arizona. Randolph himself scored 12 of the team's final 24 points, including three 3-pointers.
- Randolph went 4 for 5 from 3-point range and finished the exhibition season 9 for 10 from deep in the two games.
- Sophomore forward Emmanuel Akot had four points and five rebounds in 24 minutes Sunday. The Wildcats were plus-17 when he was on the court, which was the highest margin of any player. The Wildcats were plus-15 with Randolph on the court.
- Redshirt junior Chase Jeter made his season debut after missing the game against Western New Mexico with an injury. Jeter played 17 minutes and finished with one point and six rebounds.
- Arizona used the starting lineup of Ryan Luther, Ira Lee, Brandon Williams, Brandon Randolph and Justin Coleman for the second straight game. Coleman and Williams each played more than 30 minutes.
- The Wildcats scored 24 points off turnovers, outscoring Chaminade 24-12 in that category.
- Justin Coleman didn't commit a foul, but drew seven. No other player in the game drew more than four fouls from the opposition.
- Prior to this year, Arizona hadn't hit 11 3-pointers in an exhibition game since 2012. The Wildcats did it in both exhibition games this season, going a combined 22 for 51 (43 percent) in the two games.
