Arizona freshmen dominate in win over Denver with flurry of career-high performances
Brayden Burries and Ivan Kharchenkov each scored a career-high 20 points and Arizona got 72 points from freshmen in a 103-73 win over Denver.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Brayden Burries and Ivan Kharchenkov each scored a career-high 20 points and No. 2 Arizona got 72 points from freshmen in a 103-73 win over Denver on Monday night.
Burries was 7 of 13 from the field, making 3 of 7 from 3-point range, and added seven rebounds, four assists and two steals, while Kharchenkov was 9 for 12 from the field as the Wildcats (6-0) won their 41st consecutive home game against an unranked opponent.
Gonna have to get over that screen. pic.twitter.com/cafCnYJYmO
— Arizona Basketball (@ArizonaMBB) November 25, 2025
Fellow freshman Dwayne Aristode had a career high with 17 points, making 4 of 8 from 3-point range, while Tobe Awaka and Koa Peat each had 12 points. Awaka added 15 rebounds for his second double-double of the season as Arizona won the rebounding battle 50-29.
Tobe can do that too pic.twitter.com/wQb4CugmHc
— Arizona Basketball (@ArizonaMBB) November 25, 2025
The Wildcats reached 100 points for the 18th time under fifth-year coach Tommy Lloyd.
Carson Johnson scored 18 points and Zane Nelson added 17 for Denver. The Pioneers (2-4) shot 40% and turned it over 15 times leading to 23 points for Arizona.
Down 56-28 at halftime, Denver scored 15 points in the first four and a half minutes of the second half but couldn’t get closer than 23 points. Arizona shot 63.3% in the second half and 56.9% for the game.
Arizona jumped to a 13-0 lead, holding the Pioneers scoreless for the first five-plus minutes and without a field goal for more than six minutes. A 21-2 run put the Wildcats up 35-7 with 7:39 left in the first half.
Denver started 2 of 17 from the field before making 6 of 11 to finish the half.
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