STANFORD, Calif. - It might not have been the way they envisioned winning but when the Wildcats left the court Saturday night in Stanford they won their 10th Pac-10 Conference title.

An airball on a free throw by UA senior forward Rick Anderson that could have given UA a four point lead, instead led to two last minute three point attempts by the Cardinal could have tied the game but both missed long.

"It was embarrassing," Anderson said. "We won the title though and that's all that matters."

The Wildcats left Palo Alto with a 72-69 win in front of a hostile 7,391 fans.

"A loss to the number one team in the land isn't bad especially when you have a chance to win it in the end," said Stanford senior Julius Barnes, who's final shot went long.

The win gives Arizona its first outright Pac-10 Conference title since 1998 and an unbeaten road record in conference play, only the third team to do that since the Pac-10 expanded to 10 teams.

"I got my first ring and I have never had one before but we got a couple more rings to get," freshman Andre Iguodala said.

Four Wildcats finished in double-digits with sophomore Salim Stoudamire leading the way with 18 points on 7 of 15 from the field. Senior Luke Walton finished with 10 points, pulled down a team high 11 rebounds and had four assists.

Stanford was able to control the flow most of the night as it played a more slow paced and physical game not letting UA get out on fast breaks. It worked as the Cardinal held Arizona to just 42.6 percent from the field and only 21.1 percent from behind the arc.

The difference in the game was whenever Stanford started to make a run, UA was able to respond with a big shot.

Maybe none of those shots meant more than a Hassan Adams layup with just over two minutes to play, after Arizona went nearly three minutes without a point.

Josh Childress led the Cardinal with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Justin Davis also recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards.