It's time to cut down some nets at T-Mobile Arena. Top-seeded Arizona will take on second-seeded USC tonight for the Pac-12 Tournament title. It was a fun one last night here in Las Vegas with the Wildcats dominating overtime in a win over UCLA.
As always join in the fun and follow along as Arizona plays its final game before the NCAA Tournament as it looks to cut down the nets in Las Vegas.
Starters
1st half
- Parker Jackson-Cartwright hits a 3-pointer from the top of the key to get things going for Arizona; Jonah Mathews hits a couple free throws after being fouled by Trier to get the Trojans on the board; Mathews hits a jumper after USC gets the ball on a turnover from Trier; Ayton with the tip-in play to get Arizona back on top after the Ristic miss; Stewart hits to give USC the lead back; Rakocevic with a dunk to give USC the 3-point lead; Ayton with a monster jam to make it a one-point lead for the Trojans; Mathews with a nice mid-range jumper off the curl; Ristic hits to keep it a one-point game; Trier with a left-wing 3-pointer to give the Wildcats the two-point lead; Rakocevic with the little put back after a McLaughlin miss ... phew and finally a break in the action [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 12 USC 12 - 14:11 1st half]
- Mathews hits from the corner for a 3-pointer and USC has the lead again [SCORE UPDATE: USC 15 Arizona 12 - 11:37 1st half]
- Alkins hits one of two from the line after the timeout to cut it to a 2-point USC lead; McLaughlin with a nice take to the hoop and USC is up four points; Trier with the crossover stepback as he hits from mid-range for the 'Cats; Mathews gets a layup and now has 11 points and Miller not happy about it and calls a timeout; Ayton from Ristic for the easy two points and UA is back within two again; Ayton gets the bucket and the foul on Metu to help give Arizona the one-point lead; Metu fouled by Akot and he hits both free throws as this thing goes back and forth [SCORE UPDATE: USC 21 Arizona 20 - 7:20 1st half]
- McLaughlin hits 1 of 2 from the line to make it a 2-point game; Ristic gets a bucket to fall and ties it up once again for the fourth time; Rakocevic hits 1 of 2 from the line to give USC the one-point lead; Rakocevic with a nice move in the lane to push the Trojans' lead to 3 points; Risitc with a nice mid-range shot to end the Arizona drought of 2:15 and pull UA within one point; Rakocevic to the rack for another two points; Ristic putting a little something together now for theWildcats and has a nice bucket to make it a one-point game; Jordan Usher with a nice reverse layup off the Arizona turnover; Ayton with a bucket to make it a one-point game and UA takes a timeout [SCORE UPDATE: USC 29 Arizona 28 - 2:06 1st half]
- Rakocevic with a layup to push the lead back up to 3 points for USC; Big jumper for Ayton to cut into the Trojans' lead and USC takes a timeout with 24.7 left in the opening half; McLaughlin finds Rakocevic for a bucket and the USC big man has 13 points now
Half: USC 33 Arizona 30
As always join in the fun and follow along as Arizona plays its final game before the NCAA Tournament as it looks to cut down the nets in Las Vegas.
Starters
1st half
- Parker Jackson-Cartwright hits a 3-pointer from the top of the key to get things going for Arizona; Jonah Mathews hits a couple free throws after being fouled by Trier to get the Trojans on the board; Mathews hits a jumper after USC gets the ball on a turnover from Trier; Ayton with the tip-in play to get Arizona back on top after the Ristic miss; Stewart hits to give USC the lead back; Rakocevic with a dunk to give USC the 3-point lead; Ayton with a monster jam to make it a one-point lead for the Trojans; Mathews with a nice mid-range jumper off the curl; Ristic hits to keep it a one-point game; Trier with a left-wing 3-pointer to give the Wildcats the two-point lead; Rakocevic with the little put back after a McLaughlin miss ... phew and finally a break in the action [SCORE UPDATE: Arizona 12 USC 12 - 14:11 1st half]
- Mathews hits from the corner for a 3-pointer and USC has the lead again [SCORE UPDATE: USC 15 Arizona 12 - 11:37 1st half]
- Alkins hits one of two from the line after the timeout to cut it to a 2-point USC lead; McLaughlin with a nice take to the hoop and USC is up four points; Trier with the crossover stepback as he hits from mid-range for the 'Cats; Mathews gets a layup and now has 11 points and Miller not happy about it and calls a timeout; Ayton from Ristic for the easy two points and UA is back within two again; Ayton gets the bucket and the foul on Metu to help give Arizona the one-point lead; Metu fouled by Akot and he hits both free throws as this thing goes back and forth [SCORE UPDATE: USC 21 Arizona 20 - 7:20 1st half]
- McLaughlin hits 1 of 2 from the line to make it a 2-point game; Ristic gets a bucket to fall and ties it up once again for the fourth time; Rakocevic hits 1 of 2 from the line to give USC the one-point lead; Rakocevic with a nice move in the lane to push the Trojans' lead to 3 points; Risitc with a nice mid-range shot to end the Arizona drought of 2:15 and pull UA within one point; Rakocevic to the rack for another two points; Ristic putting a little something together now for theWildcats and has a nice bucket to make it a one-point game; Jordan Usher with a nice reverse layup off the Arizona turnover; Ayton with a bucket to make it a one-point game and UA takes a timeout [SCORE UPDATE: USC 29 Arizona 28 - 2:06 1st half]
- Rakocevic with a layup to push the lead back up to 3 points for USC; Big jumper for Ayton to cut into the Trojans' lead and USC takes a timeout with 24.7 left in the opening half; McLaughlin finds Rakocevic for a bucket and the USC big man has 13 points now
Half: USC 33 Arizona 30
