No. 5 Arizona beats Eastern Washington 85-54

No. 5 Arizona closed its exhibition schedule with an 85-54 win over Eastern Washington, building a 24-point halftime lead and stretching the margin to 40. Caleb Holt led all scorers with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, while also contributing five rebounds and three steals; he committed five turnovers as Arizona finished with 20. Motiejus Krivas, Ugnius Jarusevicius, Ivan Kharchenkov and JJ Mandaquit also scored in double figures. The Wildcats shot 52.4% from the field, outrebounded the Eagles 44-30 and had a 48-32 advantage in points in the paint. Arizona opens the regular season against No. 22 UCLA in Las Vegas on Nov. 2.