Beavers upset #24 Arizona 75-65

Had a blast last night at the Beavers basketball game. They were playing Arizona, the perennial Pac-10 powerhouse team in basketball. They struggled at the beginning of the year and fallen out of the top 25, however they climbed back into the polls after winning eight of their last nine games. Wins over Arizona have been far and few between, so a victory against them is extra sweet.

The game started out great for the Beavers, who jumped ontop of the Wildcats 14-0. Yup, fourteen to zero with four minutes gone in the first half. They continued to play well and despite a little burp at the end of the half were up 41-24.

Gill Coliseum was going absolutly nuts. I was in the student section of course, which was very loud and rowdy, making the game all that much more fun. The rest of the people were into it as well, giving the Beavs numerous loud standing ovations for their effort. All in all there were about 8400 people in there, which is pretty good for the Beavs. This weekends game could top the 9000 mark.

The second half started out well too, with the Beavers upping their lead to 22 point. That's where it all began to fall apart. They went into "conservative mode," playing not to lose rather than to win. Arizona's amazing athletes started to realize they could just drive to the hoop and score. Fourteen painful minutes later it was all tied up at 61. Beavs finally scored to make it 63-61. Arizona scored again to make it 63-63. Then it was all over. Beavers finally started to execute again and rolled to a 75-65 victory.

Students rushed the court, including me. Mosh pitted around the players. It was fun. Might have seen me if you were watching Fox Sports Arizona. The basketball team is looking good after struggling at first, so maybe the winter tuition will be worth it.