Oregon's loss is Arizona's gain
Now just five games from the end of the regular season, Arizona is right where it wants to be - in first place.
Following Arizona's 85-68 win over Washington State on Saturday, and Oregon's 107-103 defeat at the hands of California, the Wildcats moved into first place in the Pacific 10 Conference.
The win came despite the loss of freshman guard Will Bynum, who was unavailable due to what head coach Lute Olson described as "respiratory problems."
Bynum was at the shootaround prior to the game, but was sent home by the team doctor both so he could rest and so that the illness could not be transmitted to other players, Olson said.
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