National Basketball Association
Oregon 59, Arizona 57
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Dick Cartmell, # Mike Littlewood, # Kurt Walker
Attendance:
14553
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Devoe Joseph and Olu Ashaolu each had 13 points as Oregon snapped a six-game losing streak against Arizona with a 59-57 victory Saturday at the McKale Center.
E.J. Singler, a junior, finished in double figures (12) for the 15th time in 18 games for the Ducks (13-5, 4-2 Pac-12), who needed to hold on late to preserve the victory.
Trailing 59-57, Arizona had three chances to tie or take the lead on the final possession, but came up empty. Nick Johnson and Brendon Lavender each misfired on 3-point attempts, and then Kyle Fogg’s pull-up jumper near the foul line rimmed out at the buzzer.
The Ducks held on for their fourth win in six games since Pac-12 play began on Dec. 29. Arizona, meanwhile, fell to 10-2 at home.
Arizona (12-6, 3-2 Pac-12) used a 23-9 run, capped off by a pair of Johnson free throws with 2:59 remaining, to take a 56-54 lead.
But Singler tied the score at 56 on the ensuing possession, and then Garrett Sim made a 3-pointer with 1:48 left to give the Ducks a 59-56 advantage.
Arizona, which didn’t score a field goal over the game’s final three minutes, managed just one free throw the rest of the way.
Solomon Hill had a game-high 16 points and Josiah Turner added 11 for the Wildcats, who shot just 41 percent.
Sim finished with 12 points for Oregon, which is off to its best Pac-12 start since opening conference play 5-1 in 2006-07. That season, Oregon went on to win the conference tournament and made it to the Elite Eight before losing to Florida — the eventual national champions.
The win was Oregon’s first at the McKale center since defeating the Wildcats 84-74 on Jan. 5, 2008.
Top Game Performances
Oregon |
|
Arizona |
Olu Ashaolu 13 |
Scoring |
Solomon Hill 16 |
E.J. Singler 7 |
Assists |
Kyle Fogg 3 |
Jeremy Jacob 5 |
Rebounds |
Solomon Hill 7 |
E.J. Singler 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jesse Perry 4 |
Olu Ashaolu 2 |
Steals |
Solomon Hill 2 |
Tony Woods 3 |
Blocks |
Nick Johnson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oregon
|
59 |
45.3 |
6-15 |
5-10 |
15 |
25 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
Arizona
|
57 |
41.3 |
7-17 |
12-20 |
12 |
29 |
5 |
5 |
15 |