LAS VEGAS — After he fouled out at the end of a very quiet game in his first appearance in the Pac-12 Conference tournament Thursday against the Colorado Buffaloes, Arizona freshman Deandre Ayton admitted some nerves got the best of him.
Ayton brought plenty of noise the rest of the way.
The Wildcats' 7-foot-1 rookie forward showed why he swept the league's Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards over his final two games at T-Mobile Arena, leading top-seeded and 15th-ranked Arizona to a 75-61 victory against USC Saturday night in the Pac-12 Conference championship game at T-Mobile Arena.