TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Jaylen Wells had a 4-point play in the final minute and scored 27 points to help No. 21 Washington beat No. 4 Arizona 77-74 on Thursday night for its eighth straight victory.
Washington State (21-6, 12-4 Pac-12) won in its first game in the AP Top 25 since the 2007-08 season and leapfrogged the Wildcats (20-6, 11-4) for first place in the conference race.
The game was tight the entire night – neither team led by more than seven points. And the final minute was a thriller.
Arizona’s Caleb Love drove to the hoop for a layup and got fouled with 51.2 seconds left, hitting the free throw to complete the 3-point play for a 74-71 lead. Wells responded on the next possession with a corner 3 – also while being fouled – and made the free throw for a 4-point play and a 75-74 lead with 24.6 seconds left.
The Wildcats had a chance to win, but Love was called for traveling after slipping and falling on a drive to the basket with 4.7 seconds left. Wells hit two free throws with 2.7 seconds left for a 77-74 lead that sealed the game.
Arizona lost for the first time at home this season after winning 13 straight. Love led the Wildcats with 27 points and Oumar Ballo had 16 points and 11 rebounds. It is Ballo’s sixth straight game with a double-double, the longest streak by an…
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