The story of the Arizona Wildcats’ 78-77 win over the USC Women of Troy was celebrated freshman Lauren Ware. But the Pac-12 officials tried hard to make it their story.
Ware had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in 27 minutes of play. All were career highs.
Aari McDonald led the team with 30 points on 12-20 shooting as she was named the player of the game and beat the drum at center court to celebrate the team’s three wins. She added four rebounds and two assists in 39 minutes.
The lone blemish on her stat sheet was in the turnover column.