[tps_title]No. 5: Game had exhilarating twists and turns[/tps_title]
Arizona’s high-scoring 42-35 victory kept fans on their seat at Arizona Stadium and viewers glued to their flat screens at home.
No lead was too safe.
The game was tied three times and ASU threatened to tie it once again on its final drive that stalled at the Arizona 40.
Arizona produced big plays with Samajie Grant catching two touchdown passes and Nick Wilson running for two scores, one a back-breaking 72-yard run that put Arizona ahead 35-21 in the third quarter.
The Wildcats scored off a fumble recovery on Anthony Lopez’s 25-yard return on the third play of the game. ASU responded with a fumble recovery for a touchdown later in the first quarter.
Both teams capitalized on special teams mistakes to put points on the board in the wild back-and-forth scoring that was like a tennis match.
The game was Arizona’s season in microcosm. Five of the nine conference games came down to the last possession with the outcome decided by a touchdown or less. The win capped a thrilling four-game win streak in November — when a team should enjoy its longest conference winning streak — that put Arizona in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
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