{"id":450586,"date":"2026-02-01T00:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/450586\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T00:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:33:08","slug":"arizona-sets-school-record-wins-22nd-straight-to-start-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/450586\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona sets school record, wins 22nd straight to start season"},"content":{"rendered":"

TEMPE, Ariz. — Koa Peat<\/a> scored 21 points, fellow freshman Brayden Burries<\/a> added 17 and No. 1 Arizona<\/a> beat rival Arizona State<\/a> 87-74 on Saturday, setting a school record with 22 straight wins to start the season.<\/p>\n

Arizona (22-0, 9-0 Big 12) is one of just two unbeaten teams in the nation, along with Miami (Ohio)<\/a>. The Wildcats’ winning streak also tied the Big 12 record to start a season, originally set by Kansas in 1996-97.<\/p>\n

Arizona’s 22-0 record broke a tie with the 2013-14 team for best start in school history, according to ESPN Research. It also ties the longest winning streak in school history, set from 1914-17.<\/p>\n

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The Wildcats – who shot 60% in the second half – scored the first six points after the break to take a 44-38 lead and never trailed again. Burries found Peat on a pinpoint full-court pass that led to a dunk for a 56-47 lead with 13:10 left.<\/p>\n

The gritty Sun Devils cut into the deficit several times, but could never quite generate enough offense to keep pace. Noah Meeusen<\/a> scored 16 points while Maurice Odum<\/a> added 15.<\/p>\n

Arizona State (11-11, 2-7) has dropped nine of its last 11 games.<\/p>\n

Ivan Kharchenkov<\/a> and Peat made threes on back-to-back possessions to push Arizona up 71-60, leading to a relatively comfortable final few minutes. Motiejus Krivas<\/a> fought through foul trouble to finish with 15 points. Tobe Awaka<\/a> had 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Arizona freshman guard Brayden Burries scored 17 points as the top-ranked Wildcats improved to a school-record 22-0 with an 87-74 win over Arizona State on Saturday.\u00a0Kevin Abele\/Icon Sportswire<\/p>\n

The Sun Devils fell to 2-10 all-time against the nation’s No. 1 team. They last beat the top-ranked team when they knocked off Kansas on Dec. 22, 2018.<\/p>\n

Arizona State led for much of the first few minutes but the Wildcats used a 13-2 run to take a 25-18 lead with 7:00 left in the first half. Peat made a layup to cap the run, finishing through contact that left him bloodied around his left eye.<\/p>\n

The Sun Devils recovered, tying the game at 38 just before halftime when Meeusen made a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

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