CORVALLIS, Ore. – After Arizona hung on for a 75-65 overtime win at Oregon State on Thursday night, despite a recurrence of Allonzo Trier’s team-infecting nightmare, a curtain was pulled back near the Wildcats’ locker room.
Rawle Alkins and Deandre Ayton walked through it and managed to smile, talking about things like perseverance and the Wildcats’ bench play, on a night when Trier was suspended again for another positive PED test and reserve forward Ira Lee was also missing because of a concussion.
UA coach Sean Miller did not smile.
Miller answered all questions with only a short sentence or two, though he did compliment his team’s resolve.