National Basketball Association
Arizona 63, Northern Arizona 58
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 16, 2010
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Ken Ditty, # J.T. Orr, # Deidre Carr
Attendance:
13557
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kevin Parrom and Brendon Lavender made clutch plays in the final minute to lift host Arizona to a 63-58 win over Northern Arizona, Thursday in Tempe, Ariz.
With the game tied, 58-58, with 1:21 to play, Parrom converted a traditional three-point play. Lane then came up with a steal and turned it into a dunk to put Arizona up five with 19 seconds left.
Northern Arizona suffered its second straight loss to a Pac-10 team, despite winning the rebound battle by 10. USC beat the Lumberjacks 60-52 on Dec. 11.
The Wildcats (9-2) trailed for much of the game and had no answer for Northern Arizona's Cameron Jones, who had a game-high 27 points in a losing cause.
Derrick Williams led Arizona with 17 points, and Parrom finished with 14.
The Wildcats travel to North Carolina State Saturday and will open Pac-10 play at Oregon on Dec. 30.
Northern Arizona (7-4) will try to bounce back at home against Air Force Wednesday.
Top Game Performances
| Northern Arizona |
|
Arizona |
|
Cameron Jones 27 |
Scoring |
Derrick Williams 17 |
|
Stallon Saldivar 6 |
Assists |
Kevin Parrom 4 |
|
Shane Johannsen 7 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Parrom 5 |
|
Cameron Jones 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Williams 9 |
|
DeAngelo Jones 2 |
Steals |
Kevin Parrom 2 |
|
Shane Johannsen 1 |
Blocks |
Kyle Fogg 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northern Arizona
|
58 |
53.2 |
3-6 |
5-7 |
18 |
28 |
3 |
2 |
|
| Arizona
|
63 |
41.7 |
10-22 |
13-15 |
13 |
18 |
4 |
6 |
|
