The U of A-Yo!!!

Last night the Arizona Wildcats (my alma matter) upset Number 6 Washington State aka "Wazzou", due in large parts to the performance of our STUD point guard Jerryd Bayless, who had 23 points, 6 assists, 2 steals, and locked down Wazzou's senior point guard (and leader) Derrick Low, who didn't score until 2:38 remained in the game. I mean, we are known as "Point Guard U" for a reason here people...Chase Buddinger also did his part, turning in 22 points and "made it rain" with 4 monster 3 pointers. "J-Skrilla" aka Jordan Hill played a ridiculous game on the defensive end of the floor and finished the game with 6 blocks and 10 boards to go along with his 4 points...he's nasty... at one point he swatted Kyle Weaver's shot into the seats...."ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?!? " (imagine Dick Vitale saying it) Which then sparked a 10-2 run by the 'cats midway through the second half to put the game out of reach for those apple eaters/coffee drinkers from Pullman, Washington. 

The Wildcats handed Wazzou only their second loss of the year and re-established that they are the shiizzzzznit. This is the second time this season that the Wildcats knocked-off a top-10 team, after beating broke-back Texas A&M earlier this year (Should be the third but we somehow blew the Kansas game, I wont get into that one though). The "run and gun" wildcats played like they always do, attempting 21 3 pointers, but this time, we actually made more than we missed!!! hitting 12-21 a decent 57%.  Lil' Nic Wise even helped out with 3 3-pointers to help the cats pull off this much needed win. Another major reason for the win was the 87% free throw percentage the cats had, going 20-23 from the stripe. The game was close throughout the first half, but in the second half the wildcats blew the game open. After the game, Washington State's head coach said "We were still in the game at halftime, but the floodgates opened."

After the game J-Skrilla told reporters the crowd was the difference maker, which is not surprising, as a former member of the wildcat nation aka "Zona Zoo" let me tell you, shit gets rowdy!!! What do you expect when thousands of students show up on a "thirsty" thursday night (arguably Arizona's best party night, other than Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, and Sun) hammered drunk!!! The crowd of nearly 15,000 packed the McKale Center and were waving towels that were handed out before the game. I got a lot of texts from friends who were there, and they said shit was getting rowdy. I guess good things happen when you sneak in flasks and mini-bottles and pour some "deliciousness" into that Soda or Gatorade that mom and dad bought (thanks to your CatCard)... 

Hopefully this win will help the 'cats get their shit together and "spray paint their names" all over the Pac-10 this season. We have another big game coming up tomorrow (saturday) against Washington and hopefully we will send those huskies back to the rainy northwest with their tails between their legs. 

PLEASE Arizona, don't blow it.... Keep it up, I have faith in you guys, don't make me enter a stage of depression... PLEASE