13th-ranked Wildcats roll past Missouri

Arizona Wildcats Basketball


The 13th-ranked Arizona Wildcats had an easy time of it tonight at McKale Center as they rolled past Missouri 88-52 behind the play of Ryan Anderson, who took a seat on the bench late in the second half after scoring 14 points, grabbing nine rebounds, picking up two steals and dishing out an assist.

Arizona improved to 9-1 in non-conference play and once again received balance scoring as six players finished in double figures. York finished with 16, Allonzo Trier netted 15, Mark Tollefsen came off the bench to score a season-high 17 points, Justin Simon contributed a career-high 10 points and Dusan Ristic added 12 points to go along with Anderson's performance.

The Wildcats led by 19 at the end of the first half, 42-23. Arizona shot 56.4 percent (31 of 55) from the field and 41.2 percent (7 for 17) from three-point land.