STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — In a back-and-forth contest among Pac-12 leaders in front of a packed Maples Pavilion, No. 14 Arizona used a Rawle Alkins go-ahead layup with 38 seconds remaining to out-last Stanford, 73-71.
Stanford's Dorian Pickens, an Arizona native, had one final chance from deep, but couldn't connect as the buzzer sounded and the Wildcats escaped with the win.
"It was a battle and outside the first six, eight, ten minutes of the game we joined the battle and competed at a high level," said Stanford head coach Jerod Haase. "There were a lot of positives that we'll take away. Obviously there a lot of things we can learn from as well but at the end of the day I think we competed at a high level."
Allonzo Trier, who led the Wildcats (16-4, 6-1 Pac-12) with 21 points, added three free throws in the final 18 seconds for Arizona, which trailed by 11 points midway through the second half. Dusan Ristic added 18 points and nine rebounds and Alkins scored 13 for the Wildcats, who have won 16 straight against the Cardinal.
"Winning on the road is hard, and I give Stanford a lot of credit," said Arizona head coach Sean Miller. "Stanford's resiliency was impressive. They scored 42 points on us (in the second half), and they had their starting point guard the entire second half.
"Stanford's game plan was good," Miller added. "They have some big bodies, Humphrey's a senior, a very good player; Reid Travis is not only one of the better players in our conference, but in college basketball."
Reid Travis had 20 points for Stanford (11-9, 5-2), which had defeated No. 16 Arizona State three days earlier and was on a five-game winning streak. Travis finished with 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. Michael Humphrey, an Arizona naitve, also finished with a double-double, collecting 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
Pickens and freshman KZ Okpala rounded out the Cardinal's double-figures scorers with 15 and 10, respectively.
DORIAN. AGAIN.
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Card takes back the lead!
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The game was tied at 46 when Stanford went on an 11-0 run that included a technical foul on Arizona coach Sean Miller. The Wildcats responded with their own 11-point run, tying the game on a 3-pointer by Trier with 6:20 remaining.
The defeated was Stanford's first of the calendar year. The Cardinal had won five consecutive games, defeating UCLA, USC, Washington State, Washington and No. 14 Arizona State heading into Saturday's contest.