Thursday, February 11, 2010

Derrick Williams ignites Wildcats...



In the Stands Report by Bookemdano: In the first four minutes of the second half, Arizona freshman sensation Derrick Williams outscored Oregon 11-1 to ignite the Wildcats to a surprisingly easy 70-57 win over the Ducks tonight at McKale Center.

It turned into a catch-and-dunk show for Williams. Of course, he had a lot of help from his teammates -- everyone made sure they got him the ball under the basket. Williams thanked them for their timely assists and went on to provide ESPN with enough game highlights to keep them busy for the next few hours figuring out just which ones to spotlight.

Williams went 8-for-10 from the field and finished with a game-high 20 points. Arizona led 36-28 at the half and enjoyed a 49-29 lead when Arizona coach Sean Miller decided to bring a smiling Williams to the bench to give him a breather. Williams' performance to start the second half put a dagger in the Ducks' chances for an on-the-road Pac-10 victory. The Wildcats recorded 20 assists (8 by Kyle Fogg) and the beneficiary for most of those was Williams.

The win moved the Wildcats to 13-11 on the season and 7-5 in Pac-10 play, good enough for a second-place tie in the conference with ASU and just one game behind California, the outright leader. One down and six to go.

Go Wildcats!

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