The post-clinch-a-conference-title-hangover is a real thing, and Arizona took a while to find the cure.
The Wildcats, fresh off locking up the Pac-12 regular-season title in impressive fashion at USC, sleepwalked through much of the first half before flipping the switch just before halftime en route to an 81-69 win over Stanford on Thursday night at McKale Center.
It was the 17th conference win for second-ranked Arizona, tying the record for most in Pac-12 history. The Wildcats can break the record Saturday against Cal in the regular-season finale.
Arizona (27-3, 17-2) shot 50.9 percent from the field but got dominated by Stanford (15-14, 8-11) on the boards, losing 35-28 after being minus-10 at one point in the second half.