No. 5/6 Arizona Secures Second Consecutive Pac-12 Title

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Brandon Ashley matched his career high with 21 points, T.J. McConnell tied his career best with 11 assists and No. 5 Arizona made certain it would finish alone atop the Pac-12 in the regular season for the second year in a row with a 99-60 rout of California on Thursday night.

The Wildcats (27-3, 15-2) already had clinched at least a tie for the conference title and the No. 1 seed in next week's Pac-12 tournament.

It was the most one-sided victory for Arizona and most lopsided loss for Cal this season.

Kaleb Tarczewski added 14 points and Stanley Johnson had 12 for the Wildcats, who had six players in double figures in their seventh straight win. McConnell finished without a turnover.

The Wildcats won their 37th straight at home, the longest active streak in NCAA Division I.

Cal kept up very briefly, then Arizona turned it on, outscoring the Bears 29-8 to go up 41-20 on Tarczewski's two free throws with 3:13 left in the half.

The Wildcats finished the half in spectacular fashion. With 4.9 seconds left, McConnell drove the length of the court and passed to Tarczewski for a dunk at the buzzer and a 48-27 lead.

Ashley matched his career best of 21 points with an inside basket that doubled the score at 58-29. The Bears trailed by as many as 38 points in the second half.

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California: Bears have lost four of five after a five-game winning streak that followed their home loss to Arizona.

Arizona: Ashley scored half of Arizona's first 30 points. ... Ashley set his career high against Mount St. Mary's in the season opener. ... Five of the Wildcats' wins in their seven-game streak were by at least 24 points. ... Elliott Pitts went to the locker room in the second half after feeling ill.