News and notes from Arizona women's basketball's trip to the mountain schools: a controversial finish, Paris Clark's breakout game, matchup issues and more.
Just when you think you might have a handle on the Wildcats’ identity, they go on the road to the mountain schools, compete until the final moments and get swept.
From the jump, the officials were letting the Wildcats and Utes play. Putting aside some of the touch fouls called in the last eight minutes of the game that weren’t called before — especially on Shaina Pellington, who had four fouls in that frame and fouled out — the call with .3 seconds left on the clock is the one that's hard to reconcile.
“But I always tell my team that it doesn't come down to the last possession or the last play. It comes down to the mistakes in the first quarter. The missed boxout in the second quarter. The run you give up in the third quarter. It's an accumulation of things. That’s why between good and great, there is a small margin of error.”
First, she grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed free throw by Martinez. Clark turned and knocked down a jumper to pull Arizona within one point, 78-77. On Utah’s inbounds play, she tipped the ball out of bounds. On the next inbounds, Martinez tipped the ball to Clark for the steal and layup, giving Arizona the lead.“I thought she was phenomenal,” Barnes said. “She played incredible for us, gave us a spark, hit some huge baskets.
“Defensively, we’ve had a tough time if we have Jade on the wing and Madi together. We shoot the ball but have a tough time matching up defensively,” Barnes said. “It’s hard to have Shaina and Lauren off the floor. We are trying to have the defensive player out there, and some games are like that.”Rim shots• Two losses over the weekend didn't go down easy, but Barnes was happy with the way the Wildcats held their own against a top-10 team, at least offensively.
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