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Ivan Kharchenkov powers No. 12 Arizona past Northern Arizona

Ivan Kharchenkov finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead No. 12 Arizona to a 90-59 rout of Northern Arizona on Tuesday night in Tucson, Ariz.

It was the third straight stat-stuffing game for Kharchenkov, who scored 38 points with 10 rebounds in the season-opening loss to UCLA and followed that with 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a win over Cal Poly last week.

Arizona (2-1) increased its winning streak to 36 games against the Lumberjacks (0-3) dating to the 1968-69 season.

Motiejus Krivas contributed 16 points and seven rebounds.

Caleb Holt added 17 points and five rebounds, Derek Dixon had 12 points and JJ Mandaquit finished with nine points and seven assists.

Arizona shot 61.7% from the field and produced 26 assists on its 37 field goals.

Northern Arizona was led by Chris Komin's 17 points and five assists, and Ryan Abelman added 14 points and five rebounds.

The Wildcats took control of the game with a 14-3 run that increased their lead to 37-17 with 5:22 remaining in the first half.

Dixon scored five of his 10 first-half points during the run, while Holt supplied four of his six.

Arizona led 46-22 at halftime after shooting 65.4% from the field, outrebounding the Lumberjacks 17-10 and forcing eight turnovers that led to a 10-0 edge in points off turnovers.

The Wildcats won the rebounding battle in the game 31-24 and had 58 points in the paint.

At halftime, Kharchenkov made all four of his attempts from the field and was 5 of 7 at the free-throw line, leading Arizona with 13 points.

Arizona had 10 assists on its 17 field goals at the half and committed only four turnovers.

The Wildcats committed only six turnovers, while Northern Arizona had 15 that led to 21 Arizona points. The Wildcats outscored the Lumberjacks 28-0 in fastbreak points.

Komin scored eight consecutive points to cut the lead to 57-40 with 14:58 left.

The Wildcats pulled away for good with a 14-0 run that increased their lead to 75-43 with 8:52 remaining.

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