CAN

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Love scores 17 and No. 10 Arizona opens season with 93-64 win over Canisius

AP
Nov 05, 2024

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Caleb Love had 17 points and six assists, Jaden Bradley added 15 points and No. 10 Arizona Wildcats opened coach Tommy Lloyd's fourth season with a 93-64 win over Canisius Golden Griffins on Monday night.

Arizona jumped on the Golden Griffins from the start, scoring the first 13 points during an opening 20-2 run on its way to a 52-30 halftime lead. The Wildcats never let the lead get under 18 after that early burst to win their 18th straight home opener.

Arizona dominated inside, outscoring Canisius 48-12 in the paint while grabbing 18 more rebounds. KJ Lewis added 14 points for the Wildcats, who had 20 assists and nine turnovers - five before the starters came out.

The Golden Griffins needed four minutes to score their first points and had trouble with Arizona's size all night, but still shot a respectable 43% from the floor in one of college basketball's toughest road environments.

Paul McMillan IV led Canisius with 20 points.

Canisius: The Golden Griffins had some good moments, particularly on offense after the slow start, but dug themselves way too big an early hole to prevent getting blown out.

Arizona: The Wildcats did what they're supposed to against an overmatched nonconference opponent at home and showed off the depth that has them eyeing a deep NCAA Tournament run.

Love's return after testing the NBA waters was a huge boost to the Wildcats and earned him preseason All-America honors. He asserted himself right out of the gate, scoring seven points during Arizona's big opening run.

Arizona had a massive size advantage with two 7-footers in its rotation and took advantage on the glass. The Wildcats grabbed 17 offensive rebounds, scoring 19 second-chance points.

Canisius hosts St. Bonaventure on Saturday.

Arizona hosts Old Dominion on Saturday.

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1st Half
CAN
Golden Griffins
30
ARIZ
Wildcats
52

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wildcats gains possession)
19:42	+2	Caleb Love makes two point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	0-2
19:12		Evan van der Plas misses three point jump shot
19:10		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
19:09		KJ Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Benard steals)
18:56		Dylan Godfrey misses two point jump shot
18:54		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
18:54		Evan van der Plas personal foul
18:47	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	0-5
18:23		Dylan Godfrey misses three point jump shot
18:21		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
18:15	+3	KJ Lewis makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)	0-8
18:12		Golden Griffins 30 second timeout
18:05		Dylan Godfrey turnover (Jaden Bradley steals)
17:59	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists)	0-10
17:31		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
17:29		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
17:17		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
17:15		Dylan Godfrey defensive rebound
17:13		Tobe Awaka personal foul
16:55		Anthony Benard turnover (bad pass)
16:44		Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
16:41		Henri Veesaar personal foul
16:30		Jasman Sangha misses two point jump shot
16:28		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
16:21	+3	Henri Veesaar makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)	0-13
16:01	+2	Gianni Thompson makes two point jump shot	2-13
15:49		KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
15:47		Henri Veesaar offensive rebound
15:39	+3	Jaden Bradley makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)	2-16
15:12		Gianni Thompson turnover (Jaden Bradley steals)
15:04	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point dunk	2-18
14:58		Jasman Sangha turnover (Jaden Bradley steals)
14:49	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point layup	2-20
14:40	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point jump shot	4-20
14:38		Trey Townsend misses three point jump shot
14:36		Golden Griffins defensive rebound
14:36		TV timeout
14:22		Trey Townsend personal foul
14:18		Gianni Thompson turnover
13:58		Jasman Sangha shooting foul (Motiejus Krivas draws the foul)
13:58		Motiejus Krivas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:58	+1	Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-21
13:45		Jasman Sangha misses two point jump shot
13:43		Motiejus Krivas defensive rebound
13:29		Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot
13:27		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
13:22		Tyson Oghene shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul)
13:22	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-22
13:22	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-23
13:01		Anthony Benard misses two point jump shot
12:59		Golden Griffins offensive rebound
12:40		Jasman Sangha misses two point jump shot
12:38		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
12:24		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
12:22		Motiejus Krivas offensive rebound
12:20		Anthony Benard personal foul
12:15		Motiejus Krivas misses two point layup
12:13		Wildcats offensive rebound
12:06		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
12:05		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
12:05		Dylan Godfrey personal foul
12:01		Carter Bryant turnover (Anthony Benard steals)
11:54		Carter Bryant shooting foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:54		Anthony Benard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:54	+1	Anthony Benard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-23
11:37		Tobe Awaka misses two point layup
11:35		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
11:30		Paul McMillan IV misses two point layup
11:28		Dylan Godfrey offensive rebound
11:28		Anthony Dell'Orso shooting foul (Dylan Godfrey draws the foul)
11:28	+1	Dylan Godfrey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-23
11:28	+1	Dylan Godfrey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-23
11:11	+3	Conrad Martinez makes three point jump shot (Motiejus Krivas assists)	7-26
10:40		Anthony Benard turnover
10:21	+2	KJ Lewis makes two point dunk (Caleb Love assists)	7-28
9:56	+3	Dylan Godfrey makes three point jump shot (Paul McMillan IV assists)	10-28
9:40	+2	KJ Lewis makes two point layup	10-30
9:18		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
9:16		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
9:08		KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
9:06		Trey Townsend offensive rebound
9:00	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point layup (Trey Townsend assists)	10-32
8:43		Dylan Godfrey misses three point jump shot
8:41		Evan van der Plas offensive rebound
8:23		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
8:21		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
8:12		Dylan Godfrey shooting foul (Henri Veesaar draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-33
8:12	+1	Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-34
7:46		KJ Lewis shooting foul
7:46		TV timeout
7:46	+1	Tana Kopa makes regular free throw 1 of 3	11-34
7:46	+1	Tana Kopa makes regular free throw 2 of 3	12-34
7:46	+1	Tana Kopa makes regular free throw 3 of 3	13-34
7:33		Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
7:31		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
7:11	+3	Paul McMillan IV makes three point jump shot (Tana Kopa assists)	16-34
6:59	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (KJ Lewis assists)	16-37
6:38		Gianni Thompson offensive foul
6:38		Gianni Thompson turnover (offensive foul)
6:30		Trey Townsend turnover (Paul McMillan IV steals)
6:24	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point layup	18-37
6:10		Gianni Thompson shooting foul (Anthony Dell'Orso draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Anthony Dell'Orso makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-38
6:10	+1	Anthony Dell'Orso makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-39
5:49		KJ Lewis blocks Paul McMillan IV's two point layup
5:47		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
5:39		KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
5:37		Trey Townsend offensive rebound
5:29		Trey Townsend misses two point layup
5:27		Jasman Sangha defensive rebound
5:20		Tana Kopa misses two point jump shot
5:18		Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound
5:01		Anthony Dell'Orso misses two point jump shot
4:59		Jasman Sangha defensive rebound
4:44		Paul McMillan IV turnover (back court violation)
4:38		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
4:36		Jasman Sangha defensive rebound
4:26	+2	William Scott Jr. makes two point layup	20-39
4:17	+3	Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (KJ Lewis assists)	20-42
3:46		Paul McMillan IV misses two point layup
3:44		Wildcats defensive rebound
3:44		TV timeout
3:26		Jasman Sangha blocks Anthony Dell'Orso's two point layup
3:24		Anthony Benard defensive rebound
3:18		Anthony Benard turnover (Carter Bryant steals)
3:10	+2	Carter Bryant makes two point dunk	20-44
2:57		Tobe Awaka personal foul
2:57		Jasman Sangha misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:57		Cam Palesse offensive rebound
2:52	+3	Jasman Sangha makes three point jump shot (Cam Palesse assists)	23-44
2:31		Anthony Benard shooting foul (Trey Townsend draws the foul)
2:31		Trey Townsend misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:31		Trey Townsend misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:31		Golden Griffins defensive rebound
2:06	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point jump shot	25-44
1:49		Tyson Oghene personal foul (Motiejus Krivas draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-45
1:49	+1	Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-46
1:35		Paul McMillan IV turnover (traveling)
1:23		Jaden Bradley misses two point layup
1:21		Henri Veesaar offensive rebound
1:15	+2	Henri Veesaar makes two point layup	25-48
0:59	+3	Jasman Sangha makes three point jump shot (William Scott Jr. assists)	28-48
0:48		William Scott Jr. shooting foul (Motiejus Krivas draws the foul)
0:48		Motiejus Krivas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:48		Motiejus Krivas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48		Carter Bryant offensive rebound
0:48		Cam Palesse flagrant 1
0:48	+1	Carter Bryant makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	28-49
0:48	+1	Carter Bryant makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	28-50
0:34		Henri Veesaar misses two point layup
0:32		Motiejus Krivas offensive rebound
0:31		Motiejus Krivas misses two point layup
0:29		Motiejus Krivas offensive rebound
0:29		Jasman Sangha shooting foul (Motiejus Krivas draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-51
0:29	+1	Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-52
0:01	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point jump shot	30-52
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAN
Golden Griffins
34
ARIZ
Wildcats
41

Time		Play	Score
19:53	+3	Dylan Godfrey makes three point jump shot (Paul McMillan IV assists)	33-52
19:35		William Scott Jr. shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
19:35		KJ Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:35	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-53
19:12		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
19:10		Caleb Love defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Trey Townsend makes two point layup	33-55
18:37		William Scott Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:35		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
18:25	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point layup	33-57
17:56		Paul McMillan IV misses two point layup
17:54		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
17:48		Caleb Love misses two point hook shot
17:46		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
17:45		Jump ball. Tobe Awaka vs. Evan van der Plas (Wildcats gains possession)
17:40	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists)	33-59
17:14	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point jump shot	35-59
17:00		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
16:58		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
16:51	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point dunk	35-61
16:41	+3	Tana Kopa makes three point jump shot (Anthony Benard assists)	38-61
16:30		Caleb Love misses two point layup
16:28		Gianni Thompson defensive rebound
16:23	+3	Paul McMillan IV makes three point jump shot	41-61
16:06		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
16:04		Anthony Benard defensive rebound
15:55		Dylan Godfrey misses three point jump shot
15:53		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
15:47		Anthony Benard personal foul
15:47		TV timeout
15:45	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	41-64
15:22		Jasman Sangha turnover (Jaden Bradley steals)
15:12	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup (Henri Veesaar assists)	41-66
14:54		Jasman Sangha turnover (KJ Lewis steals)
14:52		Tana Kopa shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
14:52	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-67
14:52	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-68
14:42	+3	Tana Kopa makes three point jump shot (Anthony Benard assists)	44-68
14:32		Henri Veesaar turnover (Tana Kopa steals)
14:26		KJ Lewis blocks Tana Kopa's two point layup
14:24		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
14:15	+2	KJ Lewis makes two point layup (Jaden Bradley assists)	44-70
14:10		Golden Griffins 30 second timeout
14:10		TV timeout
14:00		Jasman Sangha misses three point jump shot
13:58		Caleb Love defensive rebound
13:48	+2	KJ Lewis makes two point layup	44-72
13:22		Gianni Thompson turnover (Caleb Love steals)
13:15		Caleb Love misses two point layup
13:13		Motiejus Krivas offensive rebound
13:13		Anthony Benard personal foul
13:11		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
13:09		William Scott Jr. defensive rebound
12:53		Henri Veesaar blocks William Scott Jr.'s two point jump shot
12:51		Caleb Love defensive rebound
12:43	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	44-74
12:24		Jasman Sangha misses three point jump shot
12:22		Caleb Love defensive rebound
12:13	+2	Motiejus Krivas makes two point dunk (KJ Lewis assists)	44-76
11:47	+2	Paul McMillan IV makes two point jump shot (Tyson Oghene assists)	46-76
11:36		Conrad Martinez misses three point jump shot
11:34		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
11:27		Jasman Sangha turnover (KJ Lewis steals)
11:20	+2	Motiejus Krivas makes two point dunk (Caleb Love assists)	46-78
11:13		TV timeout
10:46		Tobe Awaka personal foul
10:31	+2	Dylan Godfrey makes two point jump shot	48-78
10:10		Tobe Awaka misses two point layup
10:08		Trey Townsend offensive rebound
10:01		Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot
9:59		Cam Palesse defensive rebound
9:51		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
9:49		Conrad Martinez defensive rebound
9:33		Anthony Dell'Orso misses two point layup
9:31		Cam Palesse defensive rebound
9:24		Paul McMillan IV misses two point jump shot
9:22		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
9:11		Trey Townsend misses two point layup
9:09		Dylan Godfrey defensive rebound
8:51		Cam Palesse misses three point jump shot
8:49		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
8:41		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
8:39		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Cam Palesse makes two point layup (Paul McMillan IV assists)	50-78
8:08		Trey Townsend turnover (William Scott Jr. steals)
8:00		Tobe Awaka shooting foul
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Cam Palesse makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-78
8:00	+1	Cam Palesse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-78
7:47		Anthony Dell'Orso misses two point jump shot
7:45		Cam Palesse defensive rebound
7:45		Carter Bryant personal foul
7:26	+3	Dylan Godfrey makes three point jump shot (Anthony Benard assists)	55-78
7:05		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
7:03		Cam Palesse defensive rebound
6:40		Carter Bryant personal foul
6:29		Cam Palesse turnover (Henri Veesaar steals)
6:21	+2	Carter Bryant makes two point layup (Henri Veesaar assists)	55-80
6:10	+2	Anthony Benard makes two point jump shot	57-80
6:00		Evan van der Plas shooting foul (Anthony Dell'Orso draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Anthony Dell'Orso makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-81
6:00	+1	Anthony Dell'Orso makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-82
5:36		Anthony Benard turnover (Tobe Awaka steals)
5:29	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point layup (Tobe Awaka assists)	57-84
5:12		Carter Bryant personal foul
5:10		William Scott Jr. turnover
5:06		Jasman Sangha flagrant 2
5:06		Henri Veesaar misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
5:06	+1	Henri Veesaar makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	57-85
5:06		Jasman Sangha technical foul
5:06		Henri Veesaar technical foul
4:59		Henri Veesaar turnover
4:59		Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot
4:57		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
4:42		William Scott Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:40		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
4:27		Carter Bryant turnover (Dylan Godfrey steals)
4:08		Paul McMillan IV turnover (Anthony Dell'Orso steals)
3:57	+2	Conrad Martinez makes two point layup (Anthony Dell'Orso assists)	57-87
3:39		Anthony Dell'Orso shooting foul (Paul McMillan IV draws the foul)
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-87
3:39	+1	Paul McMillan IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-87
3:26		Evan van der Plas personal foul
3:26		Carter Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:26		Wildcats offensive rebound
3:18	+2	Addison Arnold makes two point layup	59-89
3:01		Liam Lloyd personal foul
2:59		Tana Kopa misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:59		Will Menaugh defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Grant Weitman makes two point jump shot	59-91
2:14	+3	Cam Palesse makes three point jump shot (Dylan Godfrey assists)	62-91
1:50		Will Menaugh turnover (Dylan Godfrey steals)
1:38		Dylan Godfrey misses three point jump shot
1:36		Addison Arnold defensive rebound
1:18	+2	Will Menaugh makes two point hook shot	62-93
1:08		Golden Griffins 30 second timeout
0:59		Cam Palesse misses three point jump shot
0:57		Maji David-Maji offensive rebound
0:52		Jump ball. Maji David-Maji vs. Liam Lloyd (Wildcats gains possession)
0:52		Maji David-Maji turnover (lost ball) (Liam Lloyd steals)
0:43		Liam Lloyd misses three point jump shot
0:41		Addison Arnold offensive rebound
0:35		Addison Arnold turnover
0:27	+2	Tana Kopa makes two point layup (Maji David-Maji assists)	64-93
0:00		End of period

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Tana Kopa makes two point layup (Maji David-Maji assists)