Bring the games count.
Arizona wrapped up its exhibition schedule with a dominant 85-54 win over Eastern Washington on Friday night at ALKEME Arena at the McKale Center. The Wildcats won their three preseason contests by an average of 23.3 points.
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Caleb Holt All scorers with 21 points with five rebounds, three steals and two assists, but also five turnovers. Motiejs Krivas He had 12 points with eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks in just 17 minutes Ugnius Jarusevicius (12); John Kharchenkov (11) and JJ Commands (11) They also struck double figures in the scor-pids. No player started more than 24 minutes.
UA shot 52.4 percent overall on 23 3-pointers made by at least one of five different players for the third straight showing — and held Eastern Washington to 34.5 percent shooting.
The Eagles team is visibly used, led by the former Gonzaga coach In Monson, he had no answer for Arizona’s speed, size and athleticism. The Beasts forced 19 turnovers, which resulted in 20 points, were plus-14 on the boards and had a 48-32 edge in points.
Arizona finished with more assists (23) than the Eagles had field goals (20).
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Holt had two turnovers in the opening minutes, three in the first six, but still had 15 points before halftime. Including a personal 7-0 run late in the first half that saw him score a layup, tie a steal and score again — to force a timeout — pick up a defensive run before hitting a 3-pointer.
Arizona led 50-26 at the half, after as many as 31, and 30 points in the final 15:16.
The 2026-27 regular season begins Nov. 2 with Arizona taking on old Pac 12 foe UCLA in Las Vegas. The last of the 3-game series that saw the Bruins win in Phoenix in 2024 and Arizona beat UCLA last November at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.