National Basketball Association
Arizona 82, Robert Morris 56
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Randy McCall, # Michael Reed, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
13982
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Derrick Williams scored 17 points to lead Arizona to an 82-56 victory over visiting Robert Morris on Wednesday.
Williams took only five shots from the field and was 10 of 10 from the line. He added nine rebounds and three assists for the Wildcats (11-2).
Jesse Perry scored 16 points and Kyle Fogg added 11 for Arizona, which opens its Pac-10 Conference slate with a road trip to face Oregon on Dec. 30 and Oregon State on Jan. 2.
The Wildcats shot 50 percent (26 of 52) from the field and made nine 3-pointers. Arizona held its biggest edge at the foul line, converting 21 of 28 attempts. Robert Morris took only 15 free throws and made nine.
Velton Jones scored nine points for Robert Morris (4-7), which was playing the second of a six-game road trip.
No one scored in double figures for the Colonials, who shot a lowly 34 percent (21 of 62) from the field.
Top Game Performances
| Robert Morris |
|
Arizona |
|
Velton Jones 9 |
Scoring |
Derrick Williams 17 |
|
Anthony Myers 5 |
Assists |
Kevin Parrom 5 |
|
Russell Johnson 8 |
Rebounds |
Derrick Williams 9 |
|
Karon Abraham 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Williams 10 |
|
Velton Jones 2 |
Steals |
Kyle Fogg 1 |
|
Lawrence Bridges 1 |
Blocks |
Brendon Lavender 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Robert Morris
|
56 |
33.9 |
5-21 |
9-15 |
11 |
32 |
1 |
4 |
|
| Arizona
|
82 |
50.0 |
9-22 |
21-28 |
17 |
38 |
3 |
3 |
|
