Ristic, Markkanen lead No. 20 Arizona past UC Irvine, 79-57

By foxsports
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Dusan Ristic and Lauri Markkanen scored 18 points apiece, and No. 20 Arizona bounced back from its loss to Gonzaga to beat outmanned UC Irvine 79-57 on Tuesday night.

Ristic, who was two points shy of his career high and grabbed 10 rebounds, scored 14 in the first half. Markkanen had 13 in the second.

The Wildcats (7-2) pulled away in the final 6 1/2 minutes of the first half and never were threatened again.

Jaron Martin scored 12 and Max Hazzard 10 for the Anteaters (4-5).