Arizona Wildcats guard Allonzo Trier (35) puts up Arizona's final shot attempt, three-pointer, during the second half of the University of Arizona Wildcats vs. Xavier University Musketeers Sweet 16 game in the NCAA Tournament at SAP Center, March 23, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Arizona lost 73-71. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

A: “(Laughs.) Honestly, I don’t even think about it. It’s done. Everyone was like, ‘Oh, he took a bad shot.’ I had a lot of people tell me who were like analytics guys that said, ‘Honestly, that was probably, analytics wise, that’s the correct shot going for the win in that situation.’ It wasn’t like I bricked it and missed the rim … It is what it is. It’s a shot. Also before that I (scored) 15 straight (points). Like, 15 straight. That’s 18 straight (if it goes in). You know, be easy.

"I was the reason we went from down seven (points) to up eight like that: I went on a run. That’s not a thing very many guys can do, and I say that in the most humble way possible. I think that was very overlooked. I shot it with enough time to get us an offensive rebound which was important as well. We happened to not get the offensive rebound, but things happen. Shots fall, shots don’t fall. It just didn’t go in.” 


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