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Anatomy of Advancing: Breaking down the end of the Arizona-Memphis game

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

Not another inbounds play!!!
Photo by Peter G. Aiken-US PRESSWIRE

Did you miss the thrilling game between the Arizona Wildcats and Memphis Tigers?

Maybe you were stuck at work. Perhaps you were watching but you had your eyes covered. Maybe you blacked out.

Or maybe you had so much fun you want to experience it all again.

We’re here to help. Here’s what went down, how it went down, and why the UA is moving up to the next round.

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This Week in the Pac-10, Mar. 16: March Madness Edition (and then some)

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Now things get a little more intense.
Photo by Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Four Pac-10 teams are in the NCAA tournament but one of them has to go to work early. Two other teams are in the NIT and a 7th Pac squad is in one of those tournaments that may or may not truly exist.

TWIT-Pac is hunting brackets.

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This Week in the Pac-10, Mar. 2: Championship Week for Arizona and UCLA

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

UCLA is looking for a supersized week.
Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea-US PRESSWIRE

Do you find yourself putting more arc on your shots into the waste basket? Are you filling up your clothes hamper from long range?

It must be March.

The final weekend of the Pac-10 regular season is here. Who will give their NCAA tournament resume a boost? What will be the seeding at Staples Center? Who will win the conference championship? Will there be bi-winners?

TWIT-Pac loves this time of year!

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Unattractive: Arizona Basketball loses an ugly game to Kevin O’Neill and USC

Friday, February 25th, 2011

This shot did not go in. It was not alone.
Photo by Gary A. Vasquez-US PRESSWIRE

On behalf of the Wildcat Universe I have a request:

Could you please stop ranking our athletic teams in the top 10?

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This Week in the Pac-10, Feb. 23: TV schedule for Arizona at USC and more

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Don't bounce the remote off your foot.
Photo by Chris Morrison-US PRESSWIRE

So there you are.

You get home late Thursday night after a long evening of something you didn’t want to do in the first place. The only thing that kept you going was knowing you have a basketball game waiting for you.

You queue up your recording of Pac-10 hoops from Fox Sports, sit back, put up your feet and watch…an Arizona State game?!

Don’t let this nightmare happen to you.

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