Oregon St @ #11 Arizona - 1/17/21

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Tucson, AZ - 4:00 PM ET
TV: Pac-12 Network (Brian Webber, Joan Bonvicini)

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[nwhoopfan]

First game in nearly a month for OSU. They've been turnover prone, and Arizona's pesky defense can force TOs in bunches. This one could get ugly.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Ah @DefenseBB will be thrilled to see Joan is on the call!

 

[DefenseBB]

Ah @DefenseBB will be thrilled to see Joan is on the call!

 

[LETTERL]

Ah @DefenseBB will be thrilled to see Joan is on the call!

Yea!! I'll get my Joan fix in today. After the FSU/Louisville game is over.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Proving I don't know anything, OSU off to an 8-0 lead.

 

[nwhoopfan]

11-5 about midway thru Q1. McDonald scoreless so far.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Pueyo and Thomas hitting some 3's to get the Cats back in it.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I've been really disappointed w/ Pueyo this year after a nice Fr. season, but she's gunning today. 3 3's already and Arizona with their first lead of the game.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Maybe I'm not as dumb as I thought. After falling behind 8-0 and 11-2, Arizona is up 20-17 at the end of Q1. Pueyo w/ 10 points, 3-3 behind the arc, 2 steals.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Aari struggling again, 2-10. OSU hanging in there 26-23 midway thru Q2.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Yeah...starting to look like I expected. 40-26 at the half. OSU offense is not pretty.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Pair of 3's for Arizona to start Q3. This might get really ugly. Goodman finally answers w/ a 3.

 

[nwhoopfan]

With Goodman taking a breather Rueck has Mack running the PG? That's a huge indictment of where they're at if they don't have a single even semi-viable backup PG.

 

[nwhoopfan]

After going up 20, Arizona is kinda messing about. Lead down to 13, and it's not because OSU is finding a groove on offense. Some poor basketball going on currently.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Brutally ugly game. I might have to bail on it. 52-37 Arizona thru Q3. Cats are trying to leave the door open but OSU refuses to go thru it.

 

[DefenseBB]

The Arizona vs. Oregon was an outlier for the Wildcats. This game is more of the same this season for 'Cats as it is awfully ugly and lacking offensive flow. Arizona should win this but...

 

[nwhoopfan]

61-46 at the final media TO. McDonald up to 18 on a poor shooting day. Yikes, OSU just doesn't have much in the way of dynamic play makers.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Fr. Samuel is having a really nice run for OSU. One positive for the game I guess.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Reese's jump shots are ponderously slow and kind of a weird hitch in her motion.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Beavs got it down to 11, but Aari responds w/ the and 1.

 

[nwhoopfan]

McDonald is 8-22 for 20 points. Goodman is 2-11 for 8 points. There's struggling but still producing, and then just not producing.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Miserable game for Goforth. Scoreless, 0-8 shooting. 67-51 final.

 

[Figurehead]

The Arizona vs. Oregon was an outlier for the Wildcats. This game is more of the same this season for 'Cats as it is awfully ugly and lacking offensive flow. Arizona should win this but...

Arizona will make post season but will exit early in the post season. Some team never get over the inconsistency bug, Arizona is one of those such teams. You can say yeah look at the record but are they battle hardened for post season. They are not "built" that way for lack of finding the right word.

So Stanford is about the only ones battle hardened this year in the Pac-12.

 

[nwhoopfan]

So Stanford is about the only ones battle hardened this year in the Pac-12.

I don't get what you mean here. They just lost today to a team they shouldn't have lost to. UCLA isn't battle hardened? They aren't great, but I bet you most teams don't want to face them in the Tourney. Arizona's D can be ferocious and Aari can carry a team by herself at times.

From what I'm seeing and hearing, nobody else around the country is really playing consistently well or looking dominant.