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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 79, Arizona 70
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 18, 2012
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Glenn Mayberry, # Tony Padilla, # Deron White
Attendance: 10000

WASHINGTON 79, ARIZONA 70:
Terrance Ross scored 25 points, while Tony Wroten added 22 to lead Washington over Arizona. The Huskies dominated inside, outscoring the Wildcats 42-22 in the paint, and outrebounding Arizona 43-38.

Washington’s C.J. Wilcox broke the game open from the outside. Wilcox made three straight field goals, two three-pointers and a jumper with 4:59 left that put the Huskies up 71-62, its biggest lead since being up 10 in the first half. Until that point, Washington had made just one of 15 3-point attempts. Wilcox finished with 11 points, while Aziz N’ Diaya led all with 12 rebounds.

Nick Johnson led Arizona (19-9, 10-5 Pac-12) with 20 points.

Washington (19-8, 12-3 Pac-12) held Arizona to just 32.3 percent shooting in the second half (11 of 34).

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Arizona kept it close by making four of its first five 3-pointers to trail 39-35 at the half... Washington made five of its first six shots to start the second half… Arizona’s leading scorer, Kyle Fogg, scored 11 points, but just two in the second half.
Top Game Performances
 
Arizona   Washington
Nick Johnson 20 Scoring Terrence Ross 25
Nick Johnson 4 Assists Abdul Gaddy 6
Solomon Hill 10 Rebounds Aziz N'Diaye 12
Solomon Hill 8 Free Throws Made Tony Wroten 6
N/A Steals Terrence Ross 5
Angelo Chol 1 Blocks Aziz N'Diaye 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arizona 70 39.3 6-21 20-29 10 35 4 0 11
Washington 79 41.8 3-18 20-30 9 40 7 8 5