Caleb Love, Arizona Dazzle CBB Fans in Blowout March Madness Win vs. Long Beach State

A balanced scoring attack and a shutdown defense in the second half propelled No. 2 seed Arizona to an 85-65 win over No. 15 Long Beach State in the first round of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on Thursday in Omaha, Nebraska.

LBSU led 35-34 with two-and-a-half minutes left in the first half after a Aboubacar Traore layup. Arizona then rolled off a 24-2 run to give itself a 58-37 advantage at the second-half under-16 timeout. The Wildcats cruised to victory from there.

All five Wildcat starters scored in double digits, led by Kylan Boswell's 20. He also added a team-high eight assists. Caleb Love contributed an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double to go along with five assists and two steals. Oumar Ballo posted an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double.

Arizona finished with more than twice as many assists (19) than turnovers (nine). The Wildcats also had 10 steals and eight blocks. In addition, their 13 three-pointers set a school record in the NCAA tournament.

Needless to say, Arizona authored an impressive second-half performance en route to the comfortable victory.

Arizona will now play the winner of No. 7 seed Dayton and No. 10 seed Nevada in the second round on Saturday.

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