For much of this season, Arizona’s defense has been as impressive as its offense, if not more so.
But in their return to action on Monday night, the Wildcats’ ability to score almost at will might have kept it from a devastating upset.
Eighth-ranked Arizona (12-1, 2-0 Pac-12) shot 55 percent and hit 12 3-pointers—including six by Kerr Kriisa—to beat Washington 95-79 on Monday night at McKale, but it was arguably one of its worst performances of the Tommy Lloyd era.
Washington (5-6, 0-1) had 16 second-chance points and scored 25 points off 21 Arizona turnovers, keeping the conference’s lowest-rated team within striking distance for nearly the entire night.