A breakdown of No. 6 Arizona's 95-72 win over Washington in Seattle.
Justin Spears A commanding second half propelled No. 6 Arizona to a 95-72 win over Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle on Saturday.Here are five takeaways from the Wildcats' latest triumph, which completed their second sweep of Pac-12 play:
People are also reading… In total, Kriisa shot 11-for-21 in Arizona's win over Washington and Washington State this week; that's his best shooting performance in a Pac-12 series over his three-year career. Ramey also had five assists against Washington, the most since the Oregon State game earlier this month.
4. Tubelis, Ballo thrash Huskies insideSaturday was the perfect storm in Seattle — and not the weather outside. In a half-court possession, Arizona consistently moved the ball on the perimeter and fed Tubelis and Ballo passes in the post. Either kicking the ball back out to the perimeter or operating in the paint, Tubelis and Ballo found ways to exploit the Huskies' 2-3 zone defense.
More notably, Ballo had a career-high six assists, while Tubelis had four. The 10 assists from Ballo and Tubelis are the most they've combined for this season.
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