UA fought off a deficit in the final minute of regulation, then took control in overtime.
Bruce Pascoe SAN DIEGO — Christian Koloko put up two of the most memorable statistical performances in Arizona’s NCAA Tournament history over the weekend, but a moment not in his box score line may have ultimately defined it.
“I ain't going to lie. I was scared when coach asked us because I knew he was going to try to get at me and try to get a foul,” Koloko said. “But I think I did a pretty good job just protecting my hip, like coach always says. We knew he was going to try to be a hero. And we wanted to trap him. He turned the ball over. That's what we wanted to do and it worked.”
No call was issued. Terry picked the ball up and raced to the basket but couldn’t get his layup off before the buzzer sounded.Asked about the no-call, TCU coach Jamie Dixon said the Horned Frogs were “going to handle it the right way,” while Miles didn’t hide his feelings. Later, after TCU’s Chuck O’Bannon missed a 3-pointer that could have tied the game at 83 with 44 seconds left, Koloko paid the favor back. He dunked in a missed 3 from Mathurin that gave Arizona the final margin with nine seconds left.
“Benn's not afraid of the moment,” Lloyd said. “He's a special player who has an ability to rise it up another level when needed. And he has that clutch gene. I honestly felt really good when he had the ball in his hands there because I knew he was going to shoot a 3.”
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