No. 3 Arizona gets another blowout, this time over California

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Christian Koloko had 19 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks to lead No. 3 Arizona past California 96-71 on Sunday afternoon.

Bennedict Mathurin added 14 points and eight rebounds for Arizona (16-1, 6-0 Pac-12), while Oumar Ballo scored 14 and Kerr Krissa had 13 with four 3-pointers.

The Wildcats are off to their best start since winning 21 straight to open the 2013-14 season. This season’s only loss came against then-No. 19 Tennessee on Dec. 22.

"It’s what you hope for on the road, that you come out and, from start to finish, your team is solid and they execute the plan," Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd. "We did a really good job of dictating what they were doing on the offensive end, and then on our end of the floor getting into our movement."

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Arizona guard Dalen Terry (4) shoots a 3-pointer over California forward Grant Anticevich (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Arizona won handily despite being without second-leading scorer Azuolas Tubelis, who suffered a lower-body injury Thursday against Stanford. It hardly mattered.

The Wildcats had a 14-point lead six minutes into the game, were ahead 21 at halftime and led by 29 on the way to their 10th consecutive win over the Bears.

Up next for Arizona: Its toughest stretch of the season, with two upcoming games against No. 9 UCLA and another against No. 16 USC. Justin Kier, who had 10 points and six rebounds on Sunday, said all the Wildcats have to do is "go play our game."

"If you look too deep into these games, that’s where you go out and try to do