UC Riverside Highlanders @ Arizona Wildcats
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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UCR | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 |
ARIZ | 22 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 70 |
No. 24 Arizona women forces 29 TOs, beat UC Riverside 70-27
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Aari McDonald scored 11 of her 14 points in first half and No. 24 Arizona beat UC Riverside 70-27 on Friday.
The Wildcats (7-0) are off to their best start since opening the 1999-2000 season with nine straight wins. Arizona also held an opponent to less than 30 points for the first time.
McDonald was 6 of 9 from the floor and had four steals. Mara Mote added 12 points from four 3-pointers for Arizona, which shot 47.5% percent from the field and forced a program-best 29 turnovers.
UC Riverside (2-6) shot just 21% (3 of 15) in the first half and made just shot -- a Marina Ewodo layup -- in the third quarter. Jannon Otto scored all nine of her points in the fourth quarter when the Highlanders scored 13. Ewodo finished with four points.
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Game Information
Tucson, AZ
Referee:Bob Scofield
Referee:Richard Waters
Referee:Nicole Leon
2025-26 Standings
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 26-6 |
| UC San Diego | 17-3 | - | 24-8 |
| UC Davis | 15-5 | 2 | 23-10 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 3 | 22-11 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 13-7 | 4 | 18-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 12-8 | 5 | 20-10 |
| UC Riverside | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Cal State Northridge | 6-14 | 11 | 10-20 |
| Long Beach State | 4-16 | 13 | 5-25 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 15 | 7-23 |
| Cal Poly | 2-18 | 15 | 4-26 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 29-5 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 27-6 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 24-8 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 25-7 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-10 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 18-17 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
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