After clinching the Pac-12 title on Tuesday at USC, Arizona fell into an early hangover Thursday, trailing hot-shooting Stanford 39-37 at halftime before a near-capacity crowd at McKale Center.
The Cardinal, which had just shot 23.5% in a loss at Cal on Saturday, shot 53.6% from the field and hit 7 of 10 3-pointers. Michael O’Connell led Stanford with 16 points, shooting 6 for 8 from the field and going 4 for 4 from 3. He also attempted a buzzer-beating halfcourt shot that bounced off the back of the rim, but it was not recorded in the stats.
Mathurin had 12 points in the half to lead Arizona, which shot 47.8% from the field but only made 1 of 5 3-pointers. The Wildcats stayed close in part because they turned 11 Stanford turnovers into 16 points. But Stanford came back to take a 12-8 lead and then, after Kerr Kriisa hit a 3-pointer, Tubelis raced downcourt for another dunk – but the ball bounced high off the rim and did not go in.
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