National Basketball Association
Arizona 76, Washington St. 72
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 16, 2012
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials:
# Randy Burkhart, # Verne Harris, # Bobby McRoy
Attendance:
3616
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ARIZONA 76, WASHINGTON STATE 72: Jesse Perry’s tie-breaking
three-point play with 38.8 seconds left helped Arizona stretch its winning
streak to five games while fighting off host Washington State in Pac-12 play.
Brendon Lavender scored 17 points and hit five 3-pointers, and Kyle Fogg had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats (19-8, 10-4) remain
in contention for the regular-season conference crown.
Brock Motum scored 28 points and Reggie Moore scored a
season-high 21 points for Washington State (13-13, 5-9), which lost for just
the second time in 10 games at Beasley Coliseum this season.
Perry had 14 points, including the 3-point play that gave
Arizona a 72-69 lead. Motum was fouled while shooting a 3-pointer with 21
seconds left but missed two of three free throws. When Motum made the third
one, it snapped a personal streak of six straight misses for the Washington
State star.
Fogg and Lavender added two free throws apiece in the final
19.6 seconds for the Wildcats.
Solomon Hill added 11 points for Arizona.
The Wildcats led 52-49 with 12:16 remaining after a
3-pointer by Lavender. The Cougars responded with eight consecutive points,
capped by a 3-pointer by Moore to take a five-point lead with 10:42 to play.
The Wildcats rattled off the next nine points with Hill’s
basket giving Arizona a 61-57 advantage with 8:34 to play. Washington State
caught the Cougars at 65-65 on Motum’s 3-pointer with 4:57 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Motum has scored 20 or more points in five of
the last six games and nine times overall. … Lavender is 9 of 12 from 3-point
range over the past two games and leads the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage at
53.3. … Fogg’s 10 rebounds are a new career high. … Cougars guard Marcus Capers
played in his 124th career game, three shy of the school record set by George
Hamilton, who finished his career in 1949.
Top Game Performances
| Arizona |
|
Washington St. |
|
Brendon Lavender 17 |
Scoring |
Brock Motum 28 |
|
Solomon Hill 5 |
Assists |
Reggie Moore 4 |
|
Kyle Fogg 10 |
Rebounds |
Marcus Capers 7 |
|
Angelo Chol 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Brock Motum 10 |
|
Solomon Hill 1 |
Steals |
Reggie Moore 2 |
|
Solomon Hill 1 |
Blocks |
D.J. Shelton 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arizona
|
76 |
52.0 |
9-19 |
15-21 |
16 |
28 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
| Washington St.
|
72 |
50.0 |
7-21 |
15-24 |
11 |
26 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
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