Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd utilized a surprise starting lineup of Dwayne Aristode, Tobe Awaka, Brayden Burries, Anthony Dell'Orso and Motiejus Krivas in their final exhibition game versus NAIA Embry-Riddle on Monday night in a 113-42 win.
Embry-Riddle led 8-6 and was still in the game, trailing 15-1,4 before Arizona asserted itself as expected. Arizona went on an 11-0 run as part of a bigger 23-4 spurt to pull away with a 39-17 lead and never looked back. Arizona led 58-26 at halftime.
Nine Arizona players scored in the first half, led by Awaka with 14 on six of eight from the floor, with 10 rebounds and three assists.