Cronin won’t provide any information other than saying before the Pac-12 Tournament that Clark wouldn’t play. UCLA: The question is the health of Clark and Bona. Arizona went 6 of 20 from beyond the arc. But long-range shots didn’t fall for them against the Bruins until the end. BIG PICTUREĪrizona: The Wildcats entered the game just 10 3-pointers behind their school record set in the 2010-11 season. Athletic director Martin Jarmond quickly followed him. When a reporter told Cronin afterward, he immediately left the postgame news conference. Point guard Kerr Kriisa has been playing with a balky shoulder this tournament.Īn Arizona fan was yelling at Cronin’s dad, Hep, after the game, according to UCLA radio broadcaster Josh Lewin. Etienne fouled out with 9:35 left and Nwuba with 4:27 remaining, meaning the Bruins had to play with a smaller lineup the rest of the game.Īrizona wasn’t completely healthy, either. Mac Etienne and Kenneth Nwuba each had four fouls in the second half, forcing Cronin to play at least one of them. Obviously, they’re going through a lot of injury stuff right now, but they’re resilient and I knew it was going to be like that.” “It was a knock down, drag out and I had a feeling it was going to be that way,” Lloyd said. He is 9-0 in this city, 8-0 at T-Mobile Arena and 6-0 in the Pac-12 Tournament. It was the second year in a row Arizona beat UCLA in the Pac-12 title game.Īrizona second-year coach Tommy Lloyd can’t lose in Las Vegas.

1 seed in the West and return to Las Vegas in two weeks for the regional. The Wildcats (28-6) boosted their case for a No. “I kept telling myself, the next shot is going in,” Ramey said.

2 UCLA 61-59 in the Pac-12 championship game. The eighth-ranked Wildcats hung on from there, beating No. Ramey shook a defender and then calmly drilled one from the top of the key with 16.7 seconds left to put Arizona in front. LAS VEGAS (AP) - Courtney Ramey had missed all four of his previous 3-point attempts Saturday night when the ball wound up back in his hands at the most critical moment.

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