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Arizona Wildcats Basketball


Another poor shooting night for the Arizona Wildcats.

Arizona shoots 35 percent from the field. That's bad enough, but to miss 14 of 30 free throws is just plain unacceptable as the Wildcats lose 69-66 in double overtime to the Arizona State Sun Devils in Tempe tonight.

The Wildcats out rebounded the Sun Devils 54-35 and received double figure scoring from  T.J. McConnell (17), Nick Johnson (14), Aaron Gordon (13) and Kaleb Tarczewski (13), but received zero points off the bench and fall to 23-2 overall and 10-2 in the Pac-12 Conference.

Tarczewski and Gordon record double-doubles with 13 and 10 rebounds, respectively, while the fifth starter Rondae Hollis-Jefferson chipped in nine points and grabbed eight boards.

Arizona didn't have an answer for Jermaine Marshall, who led the Sun Devils with 29 points -- eight of those coming in the second overtime.

The Wildcats shot poorly from the outset, but somehow managed to hold a 26-21 lead at the end of the first half. The score was deadlocked at 51-all at the end of regulation.

Sean Miller said after the game that the missed shots wear on you after a while. It was a tough loss for the Wildcats as their lead in the Pac-12 Conference drops to just one game over the UCLA Bruins.

Arizona will tumble in the rankings on Monday. The Wildcats hit the road next week with games in Salt Lake City on Wednesday against Utah and on Saturday in Boulder against Colorado.