Arizona earns at least a share of first Pac-10 title in six years

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    Arizona wasted its first shot at winning a conference championship, collapsing under pressure during a pair of ugly losses in Southern California.

    Comfortable at home back in the desert, the young Wildcats found a way to get that win a week later and, boy, are they relieved.

    Derrick Williams had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Lamont Jones added 17 points and No. 18 Arizona bounced back from a lost LA weekend to beat Oregon State 70-59 on Thursday night to earn a share of its first Pac-10 title in six years.

    "It wasn't for lack of effort, but you want it so bad sometimes you almost work against yourself, especially for us because there's something to be said about being in these moments before -- when you've been there a second time, a third time, it's so much easier to deal with," Arizona coach Sean Miller said. "I was so proud of our guys breaking through.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310620012
     

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