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WASHINGTON 69, ARIZONA 63 PHYSICAL UW TAKES DOWN UA

PHOTOS BY KELLY PRESNELL / ARIZONA DAILY STAR Arizona’s gets a hand in the face from Washington’s Jaden McDaniels. The last-place Huskies jumped to a 15-point lead at halftime and hung on to drop UA to 20-11. Teams will rematch on Wednesday in Vegas

By Bruce Pascoe ARIZONA DAILY STAR UP NEXT Washington’s zone defense • Who: No. 5 seed Arizona (20-11) hasn’t flattened the Pac-12 the vs. No. 12 seed Washington way it did a year ago, but it has (15-16) puzzled the Arizona Wildcats • What: Pac-12 Tournament, twice this season. first round And this time, Arizona never • When: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday recovered. • Where: Although the Wildcats man- • TV: Pac-12 Networks aged to pull out a three-point win • Radio: 1290-AM, 107.5-FM on Jan. 30 in after some initial problems against the Hus- kies’ zone, in a 69-63 loss Satur- Miller also praised Smith’s atti- day at McKale they stum- tude in the face of adversity. bled to a 15-point halftime deficit “These days, you know, if you while shooting just 20% percent get hit in an eyebrow, you could be and committing 10 turnovers be- out for two to four weeks,” Mill- fore halftime. er said dryly. “The kid broke his Arizona never led again despite nose. His nose is smashed. And he a heroic Senior Day performance played and really is the reason we from guard Dylan Smith, who hit stayed in the game. six 3-pointers after sufering a “One thing I’ll say about Dylan broken nose. Smith is he shows up in. In today’s “Our performance tonight was world of college , efort poor. Poor,” UA coach Sean Mill- level and in being able to count Dylan Smith took a shot to the nose in the first half, but kept the Wildcats close by hitting six 3-pointers and er said. “We weren’t ready to play. on these guys is really important. finishing with a team-high 19 points overall. We didn’t run as fast, jump as … his fight in the second half and high, struggled to get back defen- just watching him take that hit … began. Arizona will face Washing- — and then was called for a tech- Earlier, Washington expanded sively.” in response, wow, it’s quite a tes- ton again on Wednesday at 2:30 nical for appealing the call. a 15-point halftime lead to 38-23 Smith sufered a broken nose tament to being a tough kid.” p.m. in a Pac-12 Tournament first “Christian may be one of the when Stewart dunked inside 30 in the first half when he collided The Wildcats’ only four-year round game in Las Vegas. nicest kids that I’ve ever met,” seconds into the half, but Smith with the elbow of Washington’s player, though he began his ca- Washington, similarly locked Miller said. then hit three 3-pointers within 250-pound center reer at UNC Asheville, Smith hit 6 into the No. 12 seed before the “We’re actually on him to com- 66 seconds — all from the right with 13 minutes left in the half. He of 8 3-pointers in the second half game began, finished its regular municate more. It’s just hard for corner and wing — to singlehand- was taken to the locker room and and finished with a team-high 19 season at 15-16 and 5-13, having me to believe, but I guess that’s the edly pull UA within 10 points, 42- put under concussion protocol points. Jaden McDaniels scored 20 finished last in the Pac-12 after way the world is right now.” 32. while having cotton nose plugs to lead Washington. winning it with a 15-3 record last The two fouls resulted in four Then, after Stewart scored in- inserted into both nostrils. The loss dropped Arizona to 20- season. Washington made free throws, side, Smith fired in a 25-footer Smith was out a total of six 11 and a final Pac-12 record of 10- Thanks in large part to Smith’s two by McDaniels and two by from above the top of the key to minutes and UA athletic trainer 8, although the Wildcats were al- 3s, Arizona trailed just 55-51 when Stewart, and the Wildcats never cut the Huskies’ lead to single dig- Justin Kokoskie said he lobbied ready locked into the No. 5 Pac-12 Christian Koloko was called for recovered even as Smith hit his hard to come back even quicker. Tournament seed before the game reaching over the back of Stewart sixth 3-pointer. See WILDCATS, BC2 ‘Poor, poor performance’ in loss to Huskies makes you wonder if Cats know it’s March

ntil Saturday night, last- “Our performance tonight ising; Olson’s 1984 team won six place basketball teams in was poor, poor,” he said. “We of its last eight games and com- U the Pac-12 had played 44 weren’t ready to play. We didn’t pleted an 11-17 season by beating games against Arizona at McKale run as fast, jump as high. We the same last-place WSU team in Center and you can guess how struggled to get back defensively. Pullman by 18 points. inept they were — two wins, 42 The guys lost confidence. We And when Miller capped his losses. Greg Hansen struggled to catch the ball. We first Arizona season at 16-15, the The diference had been struggled to dribble the ball.” Wildcats celebrated Senior Day so monumental that Arizona Other than that, how was the with a thrilling 86-84 overtime could’ve mailed it in and won postage on the envelope in a play, Mrs. Lincoln? victory over UCLA, completing a most of those games by 20. hapless first half, trailing 38-23. When Arizona was beaten by weekend sweep of the Los Ange- In 1988, Cal, USC and Wash- And remember: this is a UW team those WSU last-place teams in les schools. ington tied for last place. When that lost nine straight games from 1984 and 2010, there wasn’t a Times change. they arrived in Tucson, got rolled mid-January to late-February. feeling of helplessness. That’s If you’re looking for a promis- by a combined 101 points. The last-place Huskies because the ’84 and ’10 Wild- ing, feel-good scenario about the Times change. pushed Arizona around so cats were still in their break-in 2019-20 Wildcats, you’ve come KELLY PRESNELL / ARIZONA DAILY STAR When last-place Washington thoroughly, winning 69-63, that mileage periods under Olson and to the wrong place. Arizona freshman Christian Koloko walked onto the court Saturday used the definition Miller. Arizona’s attempt at Senior was called for a technical late for night at McKale, Arizona indeed of a last-place team to describe In fact, both of those seasons denying he fouled a UW player. UA mailed it in. It didn’t even put his team. were ultimately viewed as prom- See HANSEN, BC2 was down four at the time. ARIZONA WILDCATS EDITIONE ARIZONA DAILY STAR | SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020 | PAGE BC2 E X T R A Editor: Ryan Finley | 520-573-4312 | [email protected]

SEEN AND HEARD AT MCKALE CENTER Senior send-ofs get bloody Arizona honored its six seniors before Saturday’s game, a change from its usual postgame tradition. Kory Jones, Jake DesJardins, Max Hazzard, Chase Jeter, Stone Gettings and Dylan Smith all received large framed jerseys and a few photos. While neither Hazzard (personal reasons) or Jeter (suspension) were available to play, Gettings and Smith started as usual. Things took an unexpected turn in the first half, when Smith took a hard elbow to the face from Washington’s 6-foot-9-inch, 250-pound Isaiah Stewart. Smith, from Mobile, Alabama, went to the locker room for a few minutes, but returned to action with nose plugs. Scoreboard watching Before Saturday’s tipof, the video board in McKale Center showed Pac-12 Women’s Basket- ball Tournament action between UA and Oregon in Vegas. The Cats were unable to pull of the upset of the top-seeded Ducks, losing 88-70, which means Arizona will now have to wait until March 16 to find out its NCAA Tournament seeding, where it hopes to have a top 16 seed. Straight to Vegas Washington plans to head straight to Las Vegas following Saturday’s game, because, well, who doesn’t a few extra days in Sin City? Actually, the Huskies are taking precaution due to KELLY PRESNELL / ARIZONA DAILY STAR the coronavirus — which caused the university to Ira Lee draws the attention of the Washington defense Saturday night. Lee finished with two points in 10 minutes in UA’s 69-63 loss. halt all in-person classes and transition courses be online until the end of the quarter later this month. Arizona will play the Huskies again in the opening WASHINGTON 69, ARIZONA 63 round of the Pac-12 Tournament Wednesday. WILDCATS PAC-12 TOURNAMENT FG FT Reb Washington Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Continued from Page BC1 Carter 23 1-8 2-2 1-4 1 5 4 More senior stuf Wednesday, March 11 Stewart 32 7-12 2-2 3-7 0 2 16 • No. 2 UCLA vs. 7/10 winner, 6 Wright 17 2-5 0-0 0-4 1 4 4 How long is four — or five — years? Consider: its at just 44-35. • No. 8 Oregon State vs. No. 9 p.m., Pac-12 Networks Bey 34 2-3 7-7 0-3 1 1 12 Tsohonis 22 1-3 0-0 0-2 5 1 3 Sean Miller’s first recruiting class at Arizona, one Mannion later hit a 3-point- Utah, noon, Pac-12 Networks • No. 3 USC vs. 6/11 winner, 8:30 McDaniels 32 7-14 4-4 2-6 1 3 20 Hardy 26 1-6 0-2 0-3 2 2 2 that included Kevin Parrom and Solomon Hill, er to cut Washington’s lead to • No. 5 Arizona vs No. 12 p.m., Pac-12 Networks Timmins 8 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 5 didn’t experience its Senior Day until 2013. Parrom 48-40 with 12 minutes left in Washington, 2:30 p.m., Pac-12 Battle 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Totals 200 24-56 15-17 6-30 11 19 69 and Hill are rarities in moder . the game and then a 6-0 run, Networks Friday, March 13 Percentages: FG .429, FT .882. 3-Point Goals: 6-17, .353 (McDaniels 2-5, Bey 1-1, Timmins 1-1, The the only other four-year scholarship players thanks to a three-point play • No. 7 Stanford vs No. 10 Califor- • 1/8/9 winner vs. 4/5/12 win- Battle 1-2, Tsohonis 1-2, Hardy 0-1, Carter 0-2, to spend their entire career at the UA under coach from Mannion, pulled UA to nia, 6 p.m., Pac-12 Networks ner, 6 p.m., Pac-12 Networks Wright 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 5 (McDaniels 3, Stewart 2). Sean Miller are Jordin Mayes, , within 53-48 with 8:46 left. • No. 6 Colorado vs. No. 11 Wash- • 2/7/10 winner vs. 3/6/11 Turnovers: 14 (Carter 5, Hardy 3, Wright 3, Bey, McDaniels, Tsohonis). Steals: 11 (Tsohonis 3, , Dusan Ristic and Parker Jackson-Cart- Mannion had hit a near-3- ington State, 8:30 p.m., Pac-12 winner, 8:30 p.m., FS1 Carter 2, Stewart 2, Wright 2, Hardy, McDaniels). wright. pointer from the right cor- Networks Technical Fouls: Hardy, 2:38 second. Recently, Arizona’s Senior Day festivities have ner when he drew a foul from Saturday, March 14 FG FT Reb Thursday, March 12 Arizona Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS marked a farewell to players who transferred Washington’s Hameir Wright, Championship game, 7:30 p.m., Gettings 23 2-8 2-2 2-7 2 1 6 to Tucson from elsewhere. T.J. McConnell then made the ensuing free • No. 1 Oregon vs. 8/9 winner, FS1 Nnaji 35 4-10 4-6 7-11 1 2 12 J.Green 33 2-7 3-3 1-5 2 2 8 (Duquesne), Matt Korcheck (Cochise College), throw to keep the game close. noon, Pac-12 Networks Mannion 40 3-9 4-5 0-2 5 1 11 Smith 33 6-11 1-2 0-5 1 4 19 Ryan Anderson (Boston College), Mark Tollefsen McDaniels, a projected NBA • No. 4 Arizona State vs. 5/12 Baker 16 0-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 (San Francisco), Kadeem Allen (Hutchinson C.C.), first-round pick who comes of winner, 2:30 p.m., Pac-12 All games at T-Mobile Arena Koloko 11 2-5 1-2 3-4 0 5 5 Lee 10 1-3 0-2 0-2 0 4 2 Talbott Denny (Lipscomb), Keanu Pinder (Hutchin- the bench for the Huskies, had Networks in Las Vegas Totals 200 20-57 15-22 13-37 12 19 63 Percentages: FG .351, FT .682. 3-Point Goals: son C.C.), Justin Coleman (Samford), Ryan Luther 11 points in the first half, along 8-21, .381 (Smith 6-10, J.Green 1-2, Mannion 1-5, (Pittsburgh), Smith (UNC-Asheville), Gettings with four rebounds and three Baker 0-4). Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 3 (Gettings, Koloko, Smith). (Cornell), Jeter (Duke) and Hazzard (UC Irvine) all blocked shots. went down after taking an el- ball from UA’s Green. Turnovers: 17 (Mannion 5, J.Green 4, Nnaji 3, Baker 2, Gettings 2, Smith). Steals: 5 (Baker, Lee, transferred to the UA either as undergraduates or had eight points bow to the face. Washington went up by 15, Mannion, Nnaji, Smith). Technical Fouls: Koloko, graduates. to lead Arizona in the first half. Ofcials ruled Stewart’s el- when Elijah Hardy drove in- 4:49 second. Washington 38 31—69 Senior Day in today’s college basketball world is a While Green made the only bow was inadvertent and did side with 5:28 to go before the Arizona 23 40—63 A: 13,604. Ofcials: Michael Greenstein, Greg Nixon, “sign of the times,” Miller said. 3-pointer he took, his team- not call a foul on the play. Wildcats cut it to 33-23 with Deldre Carr “When you celebrate Sean Elliott’s great career — mates missed all of theirs, sev- By the time Smith returned 1:42 left. when he came in as a youngster and you watched en in total. to the game with 5:57 to go, the The Wildcats were again him grow from his freshman to his sophomore, Arizona stayed close with Huskies had a 29-16 lead, with playing without two reserve and center Chase Jeter, who junior, senior year, that’s what Senior Night was at Washington over the first sev- McDaniels having just hit a players: Guard Max Hazzard, was suspended for both UA’s that moment,” Miller said. “It’s not that anymore.” en minutes of the game, but 3-pointer and making a who is being held out for what games this weekend for un- And next year? Ira Lee is expected to be the only things changed after Smith after Marcus Tsohonis stole the UA is calling personal reasons, specified reasons. Senior Day participant who started his career at Arizona. He was a part of the 2017 recruiting class that also had , Brandon Randolph, Emmanuel Akot and Alex Barcello; Ayton was the HANSEN PAC-12 STANDINGS top NBA draft pick, while Barcello (BYU) and Akot Continued from Page BC1 Team Conf. Overall (Boise State) transferred, and Randolph turned Oregon 13-5 23-7 pro following his sophomore season. Day on Saturday was mut- UCLA 12-6 19-12 ed. The pre-game ceremony USC 11-7 22-9 passes Jason Gardner was held when maybe 7,000 Arizona State 11-7 20-11 Heading into Saturday, point guard Nico Mannion people were at McKale. It Arizona 10-8 20-11 needed one to pass former UA great Jason was emotion-free, and a few Colorado 10-8 21-10 Gardner (162) for the third-most assists by a minutes later the Wildcats Stanford 9-9 20-11 freshman. It took Mannion until the second half to similarly played without emo- Oregon State 7-11 17-13 record his one dish. Mannion still has a ways to go tion in a desultory first half Utah 7-11 16-14 to catch up to Mike Bibby (178) and Russell Brown in which they missed 20 of 25 California 7-11 13-18 (197). shots and committed eight Washington State 6-12 15-16 turnovers. Washington 5-13 15-16 Tweet of the day Miller’s sideline demeanor Damon Stoudamire is having a remarkable sea- didn’t change much. He’s seen son as the head coach of Pacific, and was recently this don’t-show-up-on-time, discover. named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year toughness-lacking version of “Stewart’s like a lion,” said after leading the Tigers to their first 23-win season his freshman-laden team so Miller. “He’s a problem.” in a decade. often that he at times seemed But there are so many Although the week has been one to remember disconnected — and he rarely holes in this Washington team for Stoudamire, a star on Arizona’s 1994 Final Four does that. that you can see how it lost team, he was reminded on Twitter about the 1995 “I feel terrible for our to Cal and was swept by a season — when North Carolina’s Jerry Stackhouse crowd and our fans,” he said. bad Washington State team. was named the “Sports Illustrated” Player of the More? He said his club exhib- For example, Hopkins used Year and was featured on the SI magazine cover. ited a “deer-in-the-head- sophomore Elijah Hardy at Stoudamire tweeted “I’m still hot about this. Led lights mode for 20 minutes.” point guard for 27 minutes. He Pac-10 in scoring and assists. (I scored 45 points “You’ve got to take wins averages 10 minutes a game. at) Stanford. (I had a) triple-double against Ore- in college basketball,” he said He is shooting 28 percent from gon. (I scored 40 points) at (Washington State). “You’ve got to go get ‘em.” the field and 14 percent from Gave it to everybody! … Just saying.” That’s probably the G-rat- 3-point range. Stoudamire averaged 22.8 points and 7.3 assists ed version of the post-game Yet Hardy played fearlessly, per game, while Stackhouse averaged 19.2 points chat he had with his team, but pushing the action against and 8.2 rebounds in 1995. if any of it is getting through, Arizona’s Nico Mannion and it doesn’t show. Josh Green, and although he The memorable number Even fifth-year senior shot poorly, 1 for 6, he seemed Saturday marked the five-year anniversary of Stone Gettings, a Cornell grad, like a better option than the 5 T.J. McConnell kissing center court at McKale admitted that Washington Arizona freshmen. Center, part of a memorable senior day. “came out with more energy Miller used no alibis. “The than us.” buck starts and stops with He said it Now — gulp — Arizo- me,” he said. “It was very “If you watch ‘Sesame Street’ and you listen to na must prepare to play the KELLY PRESNELL / ARIZONA DAILY STAR disappointing.” the guys on ‘Sesame Street’, it’s a children’s show. Huskies again on Wednesday, Sean Miller’s Wildcats are 11-11 since starting the year 9-0. UA has More than anyone, Miller Every bracketology is a children’s show. … You an elimination game in the lost four of its last five games overall. knows why that buck stopped start to go through the bracketology and you start Pac-12 Tournament. on Saturday. to listen to the ‘Sesame Street’ cartoon guys who It might be the first time in first place to last place in one began,” said Miller. “Watching He said: “If you have to need people to click. … When I was in the Atlantic league history that the Vegas season. them (beat) Arizona State on get guys motivated to play 10, (ESPN’s) Joe Lunardi was my best friend. He bookies put the odds on the Yet when coach Mike Hop- Thursday, we knew we were in at McKale Center — the last used to help me all the time. 12th place team over the fifth- kins deployed his favored 2-3 for a fight.” game of the year — you’ve got “When I went to Indiana, he needed to crap on place team. zone defense against Arizona Really? a lot bigger problem than what Indiana the other day just to get people to watch What made Saturday’s on Saturday it was hard to see The Huskies have one seed you’ve got at the Pac-12 ‘Sesame Street.’” loss to the Huskies more any diference between the dynamic player, 6-foot Tournament.” — Indiana head coach Archie Miller, brother of head-shaking was that Wash- Husky team that went 15-3 last 9-inch freshman center Isaiah The madness of March Sean Miller, after the Hoosiers’ loss to Wisconsin ington was accompanied by year and the one that finished Stewart, who plays with a used to be the most anticipat- on Saturday. Archie was making his case for Indi- a load of unfavorable history. 5-13 this season. toughness and tenacity that ed time of the year in Tucson ana as an at-large team in the NCAA Tournament. The UW became the first team “It’s hard to believe they Arizona’s three freshmen sports. Now it is accompanied — Justin Spears and Alec White since USC in 1986 to go from were 3-13 before this trip starters have not been able to by a sense of dread.