The Wildcats kept UCLA within range in the conference race in the Bruins’ final trip to Tucson as a member of the Pac-12.
Recapping the week in Pac-12 basketball …The Wildcats became the first team to topple UCLA in conference play with a 58-52 victory played at the visitor’s tempo. Had the Bruins swept their desert swing, everyone would have been playing for second place. That could be the case eventually, but for the moment, UCLA can’t run and hide: The Bruins have a two-game lead in the loss column over Arizona, ASU, USC and Utah with several difficult road games remaining.
schools — the loss to USC is particularly impactful — and are now 0-3 against teams on the top tier of the standings. The losses to Arizona, USC and UCLA were by an average of 9.7 points.The Ducks have a narrow path into the NCAAs and cannot afford ghastly losses. But they reverted to bad habits and stumbled at Stanford in what counts as a Quadrant II loss but could easily finish as a Quad III defeat.
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