LOS ANGELES – Arizona quieted down what was an unusually rowdy sold-out crowd at USC’s Galen Center by coasting to a 51-27 lead that put the Wildcats on the brink of a Pac-12 championship.
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A top candidate for Pac-12 Player of the Year honors, Bennedict Mathurin led the way for Arizona in the first half by scoring 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting while dishing five assists. Guards Kerr Kriisa and Justin Kier each added nine points. Arizona led throughout the half and took a 39-23 lead into the final four minutes. The Wildcats took a 44-34 lead with 2:47 left on a dunk from Oumar Ballo, and a shot from Kier made it 46-23 with 1:48 to go.
Arizona opened it up by 16 points midway through the half, 26-11, and later led 33-18 after two 3-pointers from Kriisa. Officials called a flop on Kriisa after his shot, which resulted in a technical since Mathurin had received a flop warning.
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