Arizona takes down Lebanon National team with ease 85-71

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Arizona takes down Lebanon National team with ease 85-71

The UA beat the Lebanon National Team 85-71 Saturday morning at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, completing a 3-0 international tour that included lopsided victories over teams from Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

Pelle Larsson had 17 points, Keshad Johnson went for 14 points with seven rebounds and three assists, Caleb Love added 13 and KJ Lewis had 12 for the Wildcats. The UA shot 43.2 percent overall, 28 percent from 3, but made up for it by outrebounding Lebanon 42-28 and outscoring a team full of professionals 44-30 in the paint.

Lebanon, one of 32 squads set to play in the 2023 FIBA World Cup next week, was missing guard Wael Arakji, who had to sit out after being ejected from an exhibition against Mexico. But it but still had 6-foot-8, 245-pound Omari Spellman, a former first-round NBA draft pick who played college ball at Villanova. Spellman had 21 points and nine rebounds on 7-of-13 shooting, but the rest of Lebanon was 19 of 45 from the field.

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