Arizona survives another scare

The final shot at the buzzer hit the rim and then bounced...and bounced...and bounced.

It was as if the ball was trying its best to get into position to fall through the cylinder.

Luckily for the Arizona Wildcats, the three-point attempt by Utah guard Jarred DuBois fell to the floor this afternoon at McKale Center and the hometown team escaped with another heart-stopping win, a 60-57 victory over the Utes.

Arizona is playing with fire and certainly aren't playing like the third-ranked collegiate team in the country. The Wildcats shoot just 36 percent from the field and let Utah hang around and hang around.

Utah (0-2 in Pac 12 play and 8-6 overall) hung around all right and had a chance to pull even at the end of regulation, but the Wildcats survive the "bounce" to the delight of the hometown crowd and move to 2-0 in Pac-12 play and 14-0 overall.

Solomon Hill led the way for the Wildcats with 19 points and Mark Lyons hit two crucial free throws with 7.2 seconds remaining. Lyons ended up with 12 points and Brandon Ashley scored 11 points.

The Wildcats are walking on thin ice and a "cold trip" awaits as Arizona heads for Oregon.