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CHAMPIONSHIP
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This bracket takes an overall look at the best play in Arizona Wildcats history. The best play will be determined through a vote of readers. In case of a tie-breaker, yours truly will make a determination:
The best two plays in history of Arizona basketball have been determined by reader vote in this bracket:
— Derrick Williams’ game-saving blocked shot against Washington in 2011.
— Miles Simon’s 65-foot miraculous bank shot that beat Cincinnati in 1996.
The championship matchup is a result of …
Simon’s shot narrowly beating that of Sean Elliott against Duke by a vote of 52 percent to 48, and Williams’ blocked shot topping Craig McMillan’s “McShot” against Oregon State by a margin of 55.6 percent to 44.4.
You can vote on William’s blocked shot that saved the game against Washington vs. Simon’s 65-shot at the buzzer that beat Cincinnati in 1996 with this poll:
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VIDEO: Derrick Williams throws down a between-the-legs dunk in practice http://t.co/KGSzAXhDPi pic.twitter.com/0z216mblK8
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 9, 2014
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Why vote for Derrick Williams’ game-saving blocked shot against Washington in 2011:
Derrick Williams
Williams, playing through the pain of a broken right pinky, leaped up and swatted Darnell Gant’s shot into the stands, and then finished off Washington by stealing the inbound pass to preserve a wild 87-86 win for Arizona. Solomon Hill gave Arizona the lead on a putback with 24 seconds left, but the Wildcats traded a turnover by Washington with one of their own after failing to get the ball inbound. Taking the ball out under the basket with 2.2 seconds left, the Huskies got the ball to Gant in the lane. As Gant rose for his shot, so did Williams, who swatted the shot away into the stands.
Why vote for Miles Simon’s 65-foot game-winning shot against Cincinnati in 1996:
Miles Simon
Simon’s incredibly long shot that banked in at the buzzer, giving Arizona a 79-76 victory over No. 5 Cincinnati, was significant in more ways than one. It also gave Lute Olson his 500th coaching victory. After Cincinnati missed a shot in the closing seconds, Simon picked up the loose ball at the top of the Bearcats’ free-throw circle, took one dribble and heaved it with two hands for the winning basket. “I’m not lying. When the shot went up, I sat down and put my hands in the air — I knew it was going in,” teammate Ben Davis told reporters after the game.
ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.
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