The BasketCats got to the rim but couldn’t finish.
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The Arizona Wildcats started the weekend with high hopes on the basketball court and on the football recruiting trail. Both programs had a shot at a big win and took things to the wire.

Close-but-no-cigar times two.

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The big shots might not all go in but you’ve got to keep shooting.
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The one good thing about a conference without an elite team is it makes the race more interesting. If you just look at the numbers, eight of the 12 teams can say they still have a shot at the championship.

Last week the top tier eroded so now the league basically is one big middle with a few outlying bottom teams. Will anyone create a bit of separation the final week before the midway point in the Pac-12 season?

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Will the Wildcats' season end like the Colorado game?
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The Arizona Wildcats lost another close basketball game and are barely hanging on to the top half of the Pac-12 standings.

It’s not unexpected, but that doesn’t mean it’s fun.

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We are starting to see some groupings in the Pac-12 basketball standings. Teams are clumping together in three tiers and the top teams finally play each other.

A true conference leader is about to emerge.

The Arizona Wildcats find themselves stuck in the conference’s large midsection. Can they pick up a couple road wins and climb back toward the top, or will they remain a consistently inconsistent win-one-lose-one team?

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When you are a coach who was a success at School A but failed at School B, the strategy at your next job is pretty obvious: Do exactly what you did at School A.

With the completion of his coaching staff, Rich Rodriguez took a major step toward making the “A” stand for Arizona.

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