Maybe it doesn't seem like Arizona has a lot of momentum these days, but Oregon's collapse at UCLA left the Wildcats alone in first place again.
The Ducks led by up to 19 points but, possibly because of their seven-man rotation or because they appeared to spend pregame in traffic, they wore out at the end ... while Lonzo Ball proved again he can actually shoot the ball pretty well.
The Bruins also played defense, this time, in an effort that was worthy of a Dick Enberg night.
Draft Express' Jonathan Givony says Lauri Markkanen could be a good fit for the Orlando Magic, forecasting him now as the No. 6 pick in the June NBA Draft.
UA's three freshmen were all named on a list of college basketball's top 25 freshmen.
Without the suspended Xavier Johnson and Wesley Gordon,Β Colorado took care of Washington, which was without Markelle Fultz (knee). Washington's Malik Dime reportedly slapped a heckler at Coors Events Center.
The Mercury News' Jon Wilner examined whether Fultz is the best player on the worst team in Pac-12 history... and found the answer was yes at this point.
UA women's coach Adia Barnes says going back to Washington will be one of the weirdest games she's been involved with.
USC kept operating under the radar Thursday with a blowout win over Oregon StateΒ but the Trojans will now host Oregon on Saturday (8:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks) while UA will host the Bears (8 p.m., ESPN2).
The schedules of UA, UCLA, Cal and Oregon and other notes on the Pac-12 can be found in the conference's weekly news release.
