The Arizona Wildcats entered the third weekend of the Pac-12 season alone in first place. They end it a half-game out of the top spot, trailing unbeaten Washington after a home split with the Oregon schools.
It began bad, with Thursday’s ugly 59-54 home loss to the Oregon Ducks, then finished strong with Saturday’s 82-71 victory over the Oregon State Beavers to avoid the Wildcats’ first Pac-12 home sweep since 2008.
Arizona now heads out on its toughest remaining stretch, a three-game road trip that begins Thursday at UCLA and ends Jan.