Utah Tech could not overcome a hot shooting night by No. 12/14 Arizona in falling to the ranked Wildcats by a 104-77 count on Thursday night inside the McKale Center. 

How it happened 
Utah Tech (1-3/0-0 WAC) got off to a quick 4-0 start thanks to four early points from Dancell Leter.
 
Arizona (3-0) countered with 10-straight points as the Wildcats blitzed the Blazers with a 33-7 run to race out to a commanding 33-11 lead midway through the first half. 
 
The Wildcats knocked down 13 of their first 16 shots, including a 6-of-6 clip from the perimeter, on their way to a 49-21 halftime cushion.
 
Despite forcing seven early turnovers on defense, the Trailblazer offense stumbled out of the gates, connecting on four of its first 18 attempts and was just 1-of-7 from downtown, over the first 10 minutes of play.
 
Utah Tech played much better in the second half, scoring a season-high 56 points after halftime on 19-of-35 (.543) from the floor (7-of-16 3FG, .438). 
 
However Arizona proved to be too much as the Wildcats tallied 55 second half points and did not see their lead dip below 20 points after halftime. 

Numbers to know
Noa Gonsalves led five Trailblazers in double figures with 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting, 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. 

Leter added 12 points along with a team-high five rebounds, while Cameron Gooden and Frank Staine each tallied 12 points apiece. Meanwhile, Trey Edmonds poured in a career-high 11 points off the bench on 4-of-7 shooting.   
 
Utah Tech shot 36.1 percent from the floor (26-of-72) on the night, which included a season-high 10 made 3-pointers (10-of-32; .313). UT went 15-of-24 at the line (.625), and dished out 13 assists against 12 turnovers.
 
Arizona blistered the nets, shooting an UT-opponent season high 63.6 percent (35-of-55) from the floor, and went 12-of-22 (.545) from the perimeter. The Wildcats also set a school record by going a perfect 22-of-22 at the foul line, and outrebounded the Trailblazers by a 40-29 count.   
 
All five Wildcat starters scored in double figures, led by Kriisa Kerr with a game-high 24 points on 6-of-7 from 3-point country and 6-of-6 at the line. In all, Arizona's starting five accounted for 92 of the team's 104 points.   

Up next
Utah Tech concludes its week-long road trip with a Saturday matinee at Big Sky Conference opponent Idaho. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. (PT), inside the ICCU Arena (4,200) in Moscow.