In late January in Tucson, Arizona was able to hang onto a three-point victory over the USC Trojans in a close game, and from that point USC went 6-4 while the Wildcats went 3-7 to finish with identical 7-11 records in Pac-12 play.
Apparently no one told eighth-seeded Arizona (18-12) it was supposed to be a tight contest, though. The Wildcats came out from the opening tip with their foot on the accelerator and ran away with a 76-48 victory over No. 9 USC on Thursday afternoon the first round of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.