Prized Arizona freshman Koa Peat made a solid first impression and has a tough act to follow up when the No. 13 Wildcats face Utah Tech on Friday night at Tucson, Ariz.

Peat dominated with 30 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals as Arizona (1-0) outclassed defending national champion Florida 93-87 during Monday's season opener in Las Vegas.

Despite retaining four key frontcourt players, the No. 3 Gators had no idea how to slow the 6-foot-8 Peat -- a McDonald's All-American and three-time Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year.

"Everyone's known about him, but no one's really studied him and watched him," said Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd. "He's a special player. Just the way he came out in that atmosphere, and he went against the first-team All-American (Alex Condon). That k

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