Arizona Crushes New Mexico State

Shaking off a slow start as they adjusted to a quirky defense, the Wildcats showed no sign of slowing down in their first game as the nation's No. 1 team, racing to a 74-48 victory over New Mexico State on Wednesday night.

Brandon Ashley showed off his improved perimeter shooting, hitting all three of his 3-point attempts while scoring 15 points. Kaleb Tarczewski didn't back down from Sim Bhullar, the Aggies' 7-foot-5 center, repeatedly finishing at the rim and making all five of his shots for 14 points.

McConnell had nine points and six assists while orchestrating Arizona's offense, and Hollis-Jefferson provided a big lift with 12 points, eight rebounds and the one big dunk.

The Wildcats shot 52 percent, dominated the glass (38-22) and held their fifth opponent to fewer than 60 points to open 10-0 in consecutive seasons for the first time as a program.

Daniel Mullings had 18 points to lead the Aggies, who made two of 11 shots from 3-point range and shot 33 percent to lose their fourth straight.