West Virginia Mountaineers at Arizona Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Burries scores 22 points, No. 1 Arizona dominates West Virginia 88-53 to remain undefeated
The Wildcats (20-0, 7-0 Big 12) were unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history to start the week and concluded it with two blowouts.
Coming off a 73-51 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday, Arizona dominated the Mountaineers (13-7, 4-3) while building a 20-point halftime lead and didn't let up for the program's best start since opening 21-0 in 2013-14.
The Wildcats are one of three remaining undefeated teams, with No. 7 Nebraska and No. 25 Miami (Ohio).
Chance Moore led the Mountaineers with 12 points.
West Virginia beat Arizona State 75-63 on Wednesday for its first road victory, but didn't put up much of a fight against the nation's No. 1 team.
Arizona had a seven-point lead in the game's first 3 1/2 minutes and pushed it 11 despite hitting one field goal in 10 attempts over a nearly five-minute stretch.
The Wildcats had no defensive letdowns during the first half, holding West Virginia to 29% shooting, including 3 of 15 from 3.
Burries hit a pair of early 3-pointers to get the Wildcats going and had 13 points by halftime. West Virginia closed the first half with a sloppy turnover and Dwayne Aristode converted it to a layup at the buzzer that put Arizona up 43-23.
Burries hit an early 3-pointer in the second half and scored on a during an opening 10-4 run that pushed the Wildcats' lead to 26.
Arizona: Plays at No. 13 BYU on Monday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Sidi Gueye Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Honor Huff misses 12-foot jumper | 53 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:37 | DJ Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 88 |
Statistics
 WVU |
 ARIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-64 | FG | 31-59 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 3-4 | FT | 16-23 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 37 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 99 |
Game Information
Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 8-0 | - | 21-0 |
| Texas Tech | 6-1 | 1.5 | 16-4 |
| Houston | 5-1 | 2 | 17-2 |
| Iowa State | 5-2 | 2.5 | 18-2 |
| BYU | 5-2 | 2.5 | 17-3 |
| Kansas | 5-2 | 2.5 | 15-5 |
| UCF | 4-3 | 3.5 | 15-4 |
| West Virginia | 4-3 | 3.5 | 13-7 |
| TCU | 3-4 | 4.5 | 13-7 |
| Oklahoma State | 2-5 | 5.5 | 14-6 |
| Colorado | 2-5 | 5.5 | 12-8 |
| Arizona State | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Cincinnati | 2-5 | 5.5 | 10-10 |
| Baylor | 1-6 | 6.5 | 11-8 |
| Kansas State | 1-6 | 6.5 | 10-10 |
| Utah | 1-6 | 6.5 | 9-11 |