Reese has 19 points, 17 boards in No. 20 Arizona women's win
EL PASO, Texas -- Cate Reese scored 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and grabbed 17 rebounds to help No. 20 Arizona stay undefeated with a 54-43 win over UTEP on Saturday.
Arizona (9-0) outscored UTEP 12-3 in the second quarter to lead 33-17 at the half and extended to its largest lead at 47-28 late in the third quarter.
UTEP (7-2) opened the fourth quarter with a 12-3 run to cut the deficit to 50-41 with 3:03 left in the game, helping to make it the smallest margin of victory for the Wildcats this year.
Arizona made just 1 of 14 from 3-point range but shot 38% overall from the field compared to UTEP's 26%.
Aari McDonald added 13 points and Sam Thomas scored 12 for the Wildcats. Reese had her third double-double of the season and the tenth of her career.
Ariona Gill had 11 points and Katia Gallegos added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Miners.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Scott Yarbrough
- Kelly Broomfield
- Metta Christensen
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Arizona | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Colorado | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
UCF | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Utah | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
BYU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Baylor | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Kansas | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
TCU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Houston | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Florida International | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UTEP | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Liberty | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |