1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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WASH | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 53 |
ARIZ | 12 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 64 |
No. 12 Arizona women get 20th victory, beat Washington 64-53
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Aari McDonald scored nine of her 19 points in the third quarter when No. 12 Arizona pulled away from Washington for a 64-53 victory Friday night for the Wildcats' 20th win.
Helena Pueyo had four 3-pointers and 14 points for the Wildcats (20-4, 9-4 Pac-12), who have won seven of their last eight games. Cate Reese had 13 points and a game-high seven rebounds, Amari Carter scored 10 points and Sam Thomas blocked a career-high six shots.
The Wildcats shot 49% and made half of their 18 3-point attempts.
Leading 32-26 at halftime, Arizona used a 9-0 run in the third to go ahead by double figures. Another 9-0 surge gave the Wildcats their largest lead of 19 with just under four minutes left in the game.
Amber Melgoza scored 22 points for the Huskies (11-13, 3-10), her 37th career 20-point game. Darcy Reese and Mai-loni Henson added 10 points each.
Arizona, then ranked No. 21, won at Washington 66-58 on Jan. 19.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Alejandro Moreno
- Kyle Bacon
- In'Fini Robinson
2023-24 Pac-12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Stanford | 15-3 | - | 30-6 |
USC | 13-5 | 2 | 29-6 |
UCLA | 13-5 | 2 | 27-7 |
Oregon State | 12-6 | 3 | 27-8 |
Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 24-10 |
Utah | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Arizona | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
Washington State | 7-11 | 8 | 21-15 |
California | 7-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
Washington | 6-12 | 9 | 16-15 |
Arizona State | 3-15 | 12 | 11-20 |
Oregon | 2-16 | 13 | 11-21 |