Loss ends Pac-10 title hopes
UA head coach Lute Olson said prior to the game his two main concerns were junior guard Casey Jacobsen and senior center Curtis Borchardt. The decisive factor would be the 7-foot Borchardt and not the All-American Jacobsen who would play the biggest role in spoiling UA's shot at the conference title.
Arizona had plenty of chances in the final minutes last night, but Stanford was able to hold off the Wildcats 76-71 in McKale Center.
"Borchardt is just huge," Olson said. "In the end, it was just the big guy inside."
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