National Basketball Association
Washington 79, Arizona 70
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 18, 2012
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Glenn Mayberry, # Tony Padilla, # Deron White
Attendance:
10000
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WASHINGTON 79, ARIZONA 70: Terrance Ross scored 25 points, while Tony Wroten added 22 to lead Washington over Arizona. The Huskies dominated inside, outscoring the Wildcats 42-22 in the paint, and outrebounding Arizona 43-38.
Washington’s C.J. Wilcox broke the game open from the outside. Wilcox made three straight field goals, two three-pointers and a jumper with 4:59 left that put the Huskies up 71-62, its biggest lead since being up 10 in the first half. Until that point, Washington had made just one of 15 3-point attempts. Wilcox finished with 11 points, while Aziz N’ Diaya led all with 12 rebounds.
Nick Johnson led Arizona (19-9, 10-5 Pac-12) with 20 points.
Washington (19-8, 12-3 Pac-12) held Arizona to just 32.3 percent shooting in the second half (11 of 34).
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona kept it close by making four of its first five 3-pointers to trail 39-35 at the half... Washington made five of its first six shots to start the second half… Arizona’s leading scorer, Kyle Fogg, scored 11 points, but just two in the second half.
Top Game Performances
Arizona |
|
Washington |
Nick Johnson 20 |
Scoring |
Terrence Ross 25 |
Nick Johnson 4 |
Assists |
Abdul Gaddy 6 |
Solomon Hill 10 |
Rebounds |
Aziz N'Diaye 12 |
Solomon Hill 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Tony Wroten 6 |
N/A |
Steals |
Terrence Ross 5 |
Angelo Chol 1 |
Blocks |
Aziz N'Diaye 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona
|
70 |
39.3 |
6-21 |
20-29 |
10 |
35 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
Washington
|
79 |
41.8 |
3-18 |
20-30 |
9 |
40 |
7 |
8 |
5 |