It didn't count toward the season, but the Arizona Wildcats had their unofficial season opener Tuesday night in a 95-44 win over Western New Mexico. It was the first of two exhibition games the Wildcats will play this season — the next coming Sunday against Chaminade.
Chase Jeter was held out with an unspecified injury, so with Arizona's tallest player on the bench, the starting lineup consisted of Justin Coleman, Brandon Williams, Brandon Randolph, Ira Lee and Ryan Luther.
Randolph had a game-high 20 points on 5 of 5 shooting from 3-point range, while Williams added 14 points, four rebounds and three assists. Sophomore forward Emmanuel Akot finished the night with 10 points on 4 of 7 shooting from the field.
Head coach Sean Miller, Akot and Randolph spoke to the media following Tuesday's game.
