No. 16 Cats Down Dukes, 67-59
Jordin Mayes scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half and Jesse Perry had his second straight double-double.

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Jordin Mayes scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half, Jesse Perry had his second straight double-double and No. 16 Arizona pulled away from Duquesne for a 67-59 victory Wednesday night.

Arizona (2-0) struggled against the Dukes' pressure well into the second half before pulling away on a run triggered by Mayes and its defense.

Mayes scored nine points in a 3-minute span and the Wildcats hounded Duquesne into one tough shot after another to open the season with consecutive wins. Perry finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Duquesne (0-1) created havoc on defense, as usual, forcing Arizona into 21 turnovers. The Dukes just couldn't hit any shots, going 4 of 26 from 3-point range while shooting 33 percent overall.

Eric Evans and Sean Johnson had 13 points each to lead Duquesne.