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VIDEO: Refs Almost Screwed Oregon Out of Critical Pac-12 Win But Arizona Choked at Free Throw Line

By Jackson Thompson

Arizona Wildcats big man Christian Koloko is fouled on a last-second play to try and beat Oregon.
Arizona Wildcats big man Christian Koloko is fouled on a last-second play to try and beat Oregon. / The Comeback on Twitter

Arizona freshman center Christian Koloko was 6-15 from the free-throw line when he was gifted the chance to deliver the Wildcats an overtime win against Oregon. That number fell to 6-17 after refs called a questionable shooting foul against Koloko, with Arizona trailing by just one point with less than two seconds to go in overtime.

In a thrilling finish, No. 14 Oregon held on to avert disaster at the end of a back-and-forth shootout with rival No. 24 Arizona at the McKale Center. Koloko didn't just miss two free throws, but the freshman missed two chances to put Arizona into first place in the Pac 12.

But Koloko wasn't the only Wildcat that missed a pair of game-winning shots at the free-throw line. Fellow freshman Josh Green missed two foul shots with 2.5 seconds in regulation, after the Ducks tied the game on two Payton Pritchard free throws with 23 seconds to go.

Arizona now falls to 19-8, and their national ranking could be in jeopardy when the new rankings are revealed on Monday.