What we learned from Arizona’s win over NAU

Mike Mattina/Arizona Athletics The Arizona Wildcats routed NAU 96-53 on Monday to improve to 3-0 on the season. Our full recap can be found here, Sean Miller’s postgame press conference can be watched/read here, and below are some additional takeaways from the win.

Baker’s big night shows he’s better off the ball

Jemarl Baker Jr. did something that not even guys like Deandre Ayton, Derrick Williams, Nick Johnson and other Miller-coached players could at Arizona: score 33 points in a game.

Baker was cooking (get it?) from the jump, making all five of his first-half threes and his first two triples of the second half, eventually finishing 7 for 9 from deep, 12 of 16 from the field and 2 for 2…