The Arizona Wildcats started out the Pac-12 Tournament with a bang. Thursday’s 28-point victory over USC was the largest win not only in the first round of this year’s tournament, but in Wildcat tournament history.
The reward was a matchup with the No. 1 seed, Oregon. That’s the team that blanked Arizona in the fourth quarter just five days ago.
The Wildcats proved to be a far bigger challenge for the Ducks than they were during the regular season, but they couldn’t pull off the upset. First-half foul trouble, losing the rebound battle 37-20 and poor outside shooting ended as expected with a 77-63 defeat.