When No. 5 Arizona was down 29-27 at halftime against Oregon State, there was a sense of “Oh boy, here we go again.” It appeared to be another drawn-out game where, once again, an inferior opponent makes the game uncomfortable for the Wildcats, a team that is considered among the cream of the crop in college basketball.
It wasn’t just Arizona being down by two or that a few things went wrong in the first half; it looked like the Wildcats were tentative and at times unsure of themselves, which is very uncommon this season. Give credit to the 4-19 Beavers, because they came out and punched Arizona in the mouth.