University of Washington
Arizona
Huskies Edged By No. 20 Arizona, 74-69
January 12, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 12, 2002
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE (AP) - Jason Gardner scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half and added six assists to lead No. 20 Arizona past Washington 74-69 Saturday night.
Gardner, the lone returning starter from last year's NCAA tournament runner-up, made a 3-pointer with 2:45 left to make it 70-64.
Grant Leep's 3-pointer from the right wing with 30.7 seconds to go pulled Washington within 71-69. Gardner made a free throw, Washington's Curtis Allen missed a 3 that would have tied it, and Salim Stoudamire added two free throws for the Wildcats (11-4, 4-2 Pac-10) with 16.3 seconds left.
Stoudamire made all six of his free throws to improve to 39-of-40 for the season and finished with 16 points.
Doug Wrenn had his third straight 20-point game for the Huskies (7-9, 1-5), scoring 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting. He has scored 77 points in his last three games and is the first Washington player to have three straight games with 20 or more since Todd MacCulloch in 1999.
Rick Anderson had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Channing Frye added 11 points as the Wildcats won consecutive road games for the first time this season.
Washington's David Dixon had 11 points and 14 rebounds, including three putbacks in the second half. Allen added 16 points for the Huskies, who lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Gardner's 3-pointer with 6:12 left capped a 9-1 run that put Arizona ahead 64-58. The Wildcats shot 42 percent in the second half but made it to the foul line 22 times, making 14.
Luke Walton struggled in his second game back after missing three games with a strained right Achilles' tendon. He had six points on 3-of-9 shooting and was called for a technical foul early in the second half.
In the first half, Arizona's zone defense - with Walton playing high in the middle - made it hard for Allen to penetrate. The Huskies had difficulty moving the ball and doing what they do best, which is shoot from the perimeter.
Washington, which came into the game shooting 40 percent from 3-point range, went just 6-for-22 on 3s.
Arizona used runs of 15-0 and 8-0 to take a 33-21 lead on Frye's dunk with 4:08 left in the first half. Washington then produced an 11-2 run of its own to end the half with the Wildcats leading 35-32. Wrenn scored seven in the spurt.
