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Arizona Basketball: Top Five McKale Center Game Endings

By Brad Malone

Jan 28, 2016; Tucson, AZ, USA; A general view of McKale Center during the second half of the game between the Arizona Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks. The Ducks won 83-75. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2016; Tucson, AZ, USA; A general view of McKale Center during the second half of the game between the Arizona Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks. The Ducks won 83-75. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /
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Solomon Hill will need to step up big if the cats are looking to make a run in the tournament Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
Solomon Hill will need to step up big if the Cats are looking to make a run in the Mandatory tournament Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 2- Dec. 21, 2009

Arizona     83

Lipscomb 82 (OT)

In Sean Miller’s first season, wins were hard to come by. If it were not for senior Nic Wise, it could have been a really, really bad year.

Mar 28, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Arizona Wildcats forward Solomon Hill (44) dunks against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the second half of the semifinals of the West regional of the 2013 NCAA tournament at the Staples Center. Ohio State defeated Arizona 73-70. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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Wise led the Cats to a winning record in 2009-10 and was responsible for late game wins over North Carolina State and USC, but his greatest hero moment came against Lipscomb.

Yes, that’s not a misprint.

Lipscomb.

In overtime, the Cats trailed by two when Solomon Hill rebounded a missed free throw. He quickly threw it up the court to Kyle Fogg who fired it to Wise for a wide-open three at the buzzer.

When the ball went in, the Arizona bench ran the full length of the floor to celebrate with Wise,

The fans in McKale were a nervous wreck for several minutes as officials reviewed the play.

After a long examination, the zebras counted the bucket and made it out of McKale alive.

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