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At halftime, the Arizona Wildcats led the rival Arizona State Sun Devils by just a point.
But then Lauri Markkanen threw himself a block party in Downtown Tempe, boosting Arizona to a 73-60 victory and a share of the Pac-12 regular season championship.
Lauri Markkanen has been a monster today. pic.twitter.com/8Z0o6nwUoM
— CBS Sports CBB (@CBSSportsCBB) March 4, 2017
The first block was so forceful it kind of changed the rotation of Earth’s axis.
Do NOT bring that into Lauri Markkanen's house. pic.twitter.com/WmG9ixT7n2
— CBS Sports CBB (@CBSSportsCBB) March 4, 2017
Markkanen only played four minutes in the first half due to some foul trouble, which allowed Chance Comanche to come in and do this, bringing the Arizona fans in attendance to their feet.
Don't worry if you miss a shot, Chance Comanche will be there to put it back. pic.twitter.com/An6SH1JJ3O
— CBS Sports CBB (@CBSSportsCBB) March 4, 2017
Also, this is what ASU hangs its hat on:
Mayo boy needs to get up out of here pic.twitter.com/f8Qd2KUupN
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) March 4, 2017
We’ll take Markk over Mayo any day.