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Sunday, March 27, 2005
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 Once again, the NCAA tournament has proven that no
lead is big enough, and no lead is safe, at least until the
final buzzer sounds.
No. 1 seed Illinois, playing with a virtual home-court
advantage just a car ride from its Champaign, Ill., campus,
overcame a 15-point Wildcat lead with 4:04 left to send the
game into overtime, and eventually won 90-89.
We knew we were the better team tonight, but the best team
played the full game and we only played 36 minutes," UA
freshman guard Jawann McClellan said.
Arizona had the final shot of the game in overtime, after
junior forward Hassan Adams grabbed his eighth rebound of the
game, but Adams missed a 3-point shot as time expired. [Read
article]
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· Breakdown:
How could the Cats' collapse happen?
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Saturday, March 26, 2005
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 While the
Oklahoma State big men were undersized during the Cowboys' Sweet 16 loss to
Arizona, they were not as overmatched in height as Illinois should be Saturday,
when the top-ranked Illini face the No. 3 seed Wildcats at 5 p.m. MST in
Allstate Arena.
The Illini start 6-foot-10 forward James Augustine and 6-foot-6 forward Roger
Powell up front, neither of whom do much with their backs to the basket.
Arizona's starting frontcourt, senior center Channing Frye and sophomore
forward Ivan Radenovic will look to take advantage of the size differential
even more so than in the regional semifinal.
[Read
article]
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Opponent Analysis:
Brown makes Illini orange tick
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Friday, March 25, 2005
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 ROSEMONT,
Ill. - It came down to the last shot.
Luckily for Arizona, Salim Stoudamire was there to take it - again.
The senior guard hit a jumper with just under three seconds remaining to
elevate the No. 3 seed Wildcat men's basketball team over No. 2 seed Oklahoma
State 79-78 last night.
With his shot, the Wildcats advance to the regional final tomorrow against top
seed Illinois.
OSU forward Joey Graham scored a jumper with 19 seconds left to give the Cowboys
a 78-77 lead, after a similar shot by Arizona senior center Channing Frye.
Graham finished with 26 points and eight rebounds. [Read
article]
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Salim's dream still
alive: Stoudamire does it again
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Oklahoma State lets
win slip away Online Exclusive |
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Thursday, March 24, 2005
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 Men's
NCAA Tournament . Sweet 16 . Chicago Regional
Analysts and fans alike are saying that tonight's matchup between No. 3 seed
Arizona and No. 2 seed Oklahoma State easily could have been for the national
championship.
Nevertheless, the Wildcats (29-6, 15-3 Pacific 10 Conference) and the Cowboys
(26-6, 11-5 Big 12 Conference) meet up in the regional semifinal in Chicago at
8:15 p.m. The game will be televised on CBS.
"We are very pleased right now to be going on to the Sweet 16," Arizona head
coach Lute Olson said. "We are also pleased with how our team is playing right
now. I think we're playing the best that we have played." [Read
article]
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History on side of '05
seniors as UA makes last push for St. Louis
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Opponent Analysis:
Cowboys rely on toughness, experience
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Local joints offer big
fun for big games
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Tuesday, March 22, 2005
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Sophomore
forward Kirk Walters has been labeled a protégé, understudy, pupil, apprentice
and anything else Channing Frye seems to like.
Walters rose out of Frye's shadow and showed flashes of his own dominance
Saturday in Arizona's 85-63 win over the University of Alabama-Birmingham as
Frye watched from the bench, pleased that his trainee demonstrated what he has
learned.
"The understudy, that sounds good," Frye said, smiling. "Protégé is a good
little word for it, too." [Read
article]
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Wildcats roll to Sweet
16 with pair of double-digit wins
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March 21, 2005
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 BOISE,
Idaho - In reaching its fourth Sweet 16 in five years, the Arizona men's
basketball team was the only No. 3 seed to make it past the first weekend of
the NCAA tournament, but it wasn't by accident.
The Wildcats advanced by beating Alabama-Birmingham 85-63 in the second round
Saturday and Utah State 66-53 in the first round Thursday.
The Wildcats defeated the Blazers with strong second-half shooting, stifling
defense and reliance on more than their two senior stars - Channing Frye and
Salim Stoudamire - to handle some of the offensive load. [Read
article]
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Cats surge toward St.
Louis
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Tech senior lead
Raiders to sweet 16
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NCAA Tournament play
in McKale
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Saturday, March 19, 2005
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 BOISE,
Idaho-Another day, another first half struggle and yet another second-half
outburst by the UA men's basketball team.
The third-seeded Wildcats (29-6 overall, 15-3 Pacific 10 Conference) shot 53.8
percent (14-26) after halftime to defeat Alabama-Birmingham (22-11, 10-6
Conference USA) 85-63 in the second round of the NCAA tournament and reach the
Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five seasons. [Read
article]
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Analysis: Forty
Minutes of Heaven
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Saturday, March 19, 2005
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Off-day
Notes: Cats in Boise
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Friday, March 18, 2005
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BOISE, Idaho - It was a tale of two halves for the UA men's basketball team
Thursday afternoon in what amounted to a road game in Boise, Idaho at the Taco
Bell Arena.
After struggling to score and being down three points at the halftime break,
the No.3 seeded Wildcats (28-6) raised their defensive intensity and came away
with a 66-53 win over the No.14 seed Utah State Aggies (24-8).
"We picked up the defense and we put pressure on them," head coach Lute Olson
said. [Read
article]
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Breakdown:
Defense does it in UA win over USU
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UAB upsets LSU in
Boise; Arizona up nextCoverage From Tucson
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· Bogut paces Utah in No. 18 Utes' return to Tucson
· Sooners stomp Niagara to open play in McKale
· Gonzaga doesn't let Winthrop steal slipper
· Texas Tech drops UCLA in McKale "Knight-cap" [Read
article]
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Sneakers and
Sunshine just fine for Niagara, even if Cinderella's Slipper doesn't fit
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UTEP Miner fans
litter McKale, UA campus with orange and blue
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Thursday, March 17, 2005
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BOISE, Idaho. - Everything the Arizona men's basketball team has done better
this year could be overturned with one game.
Last year's first round loss in the NCAA tournament still generates bad
memories, and the No. 3 seed Wildcats (27-6, 15-3 Pacific 10 Conference) are
determined to change those memories into more pleasant ones when it takes on
No.14 seed Utah State (24-7, 13-5) in Boise, Idaho Thursday at 5:20 p.m.,
mountain time.
The game will be televised regionally by CBS. [Read
article]
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Sunday, March 13, 2005
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LOS ANGELES - Even Salim Stoudamire tying his career-high in points couldn't
get the Wildcats a Pacific 10 Conference Tournament championship.
The top-seeded Wildcats (27-6 overall, 15-3 Pacific 10 Conference) fell 81-72
to No. 2 seed Washington (27-5, 14-4) in the tournament title game Saturday,
the first time the Wildcats have lost in the championship game of the Pac-10
tourney.
Stoudamire scored 37 points, tying his career-best that he originally set on
Feb. 19, 2004 in a victory at Oregon. The 6-foot-1 senior shot 12 of 20 from
the floor, going 7 of 13 beyond the arc. His second 3-pointer with 9:16 left in
the first half made him the top 3-point shooter in Pac-10 history. The previous
record was 323, set by Steve Smith, and Stoudamire ended the game with 329 for
his four-year career. [Read
article]
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Commentary:
Cats drop crystal ball - potential No. 1 seed now out of reach
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Saturday, March 12, 2005
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LOS ANGELES - The No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats out-scored No. 5 seed Oregon
State 50-24 in the second half to win the game 90-59 and easily move on to the
finals of the Pacific 10 Conference Tournament.
The 31-point victory is a new Pac-10 Tournament record for win-margin.
The Wildcats (27-5 overall, 15-3 Pacific 10 Conference) opened the second half
on a 12-0 run. They didn't allow the Beavers (17-14, 8-10) to score until OSU
forward Sasa Cuic scored two free-throws four minutes into the second half. [Read
article]
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McClellan shines in sixth-man role
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