ARIZONA SCOUTING REPORT
No. 6 seed ASU vs No. 2 seed Arizona * Pac-12 Tournament semifinals * T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas * 9:30 p.m. * ESPN * 1290-AM, 107.5-FMF Azuolas Tubelis People are also reading… F Devan Cambridge How they got here: Arizona went 14-6 in the Pac-12 to finish in a second place tie with USC, earning the Pac-12 Tournament’s No. 2 seed based on its season sweep of the Trojans, and then beat Stanford 95-84 in a quarterfinal game Thursday.
On Dec 31 in Tempe, UA won 69-60 despite nearly throwing away a 17-point halftime lead. The Wildcats made just 2 of 11 shots to begin the second half while ASU went on a 19-4 run to pull within two points. But Arizona never trailed the Sun Devils, with Azuolas Tubelis leading them with 21 points and nine rebounds. Oumar Ballo added 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Wildcats ultimately won the game at the free-throw line, taking 16 more trips than ASU did and making 22 of 26 free throws.
Overall series history: Arizona’s loss to ASU on Feb. 25 snapped a streak of five straight UA wins in the series. The Wildcats lead the 109-year-old intrastate rivalry overall 157-86. Desmond Cambridge struggled initially after his buzzer-beater at McKale, scoring just 15 total points in Los Angeles last weekend and shooting 3 of 11 from 3-point range on Wednesday against Oregon State. But he led the Sun Devils with 27 points and seven rebounds while hitting 7 of 12 3-pointers on Thursday against USC.
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