Cougs left high and dry at Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona coach Sean Miller says he has a "really inconsistent" 3-point shooting team.
When they are good, they are very good. When they are bad, they are awful. Thursday was a good night.
Arizona (14-7, 5-3) made a season-best 15 of 26 3s while rolling over Washington State 85-61, one of the Wildcats' most dominant performances of the season. Just five days earlier, Arizona was 3 of 20 on 3s in a one-point loss at Colorado.
Kyle Fogg, Solomon Hill and Brendon Lavender led the way on Thursday. Fogg scored 18 of his 20 in the first half, making 4 of 6 3-pointers. Hill had 15 of his 17 in the second half, sinking 3 of 4 3s. Lavender added 14 points, 4 of 5 3s.
"I definitely think when one guy is making shots or another guy, we really feed off each other," Fogg said. "This team is getting closer and closer every day. It's like a family out there."
Faisal Aden, the reigning Pac-12 player of the week after scoring 33 against Stanford and 24 against Cal - both Washington State victories - left the game with what appeared to be a serious left knee injury with 4:02 left in the first half. Coach Ken Bone said Aden had a sprained knee and possibly an injury to his MCL.
"I hate to see anybody get injured, especially when it's a game-ending injury that is possibly more than one game," Bone said. "With the way Arizona was playing tonight, I'm not sure he would have made a difference."
Brock Motum scored 18 for Washington State (11-9, 3-5), which plays at Arizona State on Saturday.
WASHINGTON ST. (11-9)
Motum 4-13 10-10 18, Lodwick 2-6 0-0 6, Capers 1-2 0-0 2, Moore 2-6 4-6 9, Lacy 2-10 2-3 6, DiIorio 0-1 1-2 1, Aden 3-5 0-0 6, Shelton 1-2 4-4 6, Kernich-Drew 1-2 0-0 3, Enquist 1-1 0-0 2, Simon 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 18-52 21-25 61.
ARIZONA (14-7)
Perry 2-4 0-0 4, Hill 5-11 4-4 17, Turner 4-6 1-5 9, Johnson 2-8 2-2 7, Fogg 8-12 0-1 20, Wise 0-0 0-0 0, Parrom 3-5 1-2 9, Mayes 1-2 0-0 2, Lavender 4-8 2-6 14, Chol 0-0 0-0 0, Jacobson 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 0-1 0-0 0, Wiepking 1-1 0-0 3, Mellon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-59 10-20 85.
Halftime_Arizona 42-27. 3-Point Goals_Washington St. 4-21 (Lodwick 2-5, Moore 1-2, Kernich-Drew 1-2, Capers 0-1, Motum 0-3, Simon 0-3, Lacy 0-5), Arizona 15-26 (Lavender 4-5, Fogg 4-6, Hill 3-4, Parrom 2-4, Wiepking 1-1, Johnson 1-4, Crawford 0-1, Mayes 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Washington St. 32 (Motum 9), Arizona 37 (Hill 11). Assists_Washington St. 11 (Moore 4), Arizona 23 (Parrom, Turner 4). Total Fouls_Washington St. 18, Arizona 20. Technicals_Motum, Washington St. Bench, Turner 2 (ejected). A_14,138.