It was embarrassment of riches for the Wildcats in the first half of play. Freshman Lauri Markkanen had a personal three-point shooting contest, Rawle Alkins had a dunk party, and Dusan Ristic continued to put on efficiency clinics in the paint.
No.16 Arizona leads the Arizona State Sun Devils 45-25 at halftime. Markkanen leads all scorers for the Wildcats with 15 points and two rebounds.
It didn’t take the long for the Wildcats, and the McKale Center crowd, to make the Sun Devils feel farther away from home than they really are.
The energy in the arena was noticeably different than it had been in the past month because of the return of the Zona Zoo.