Breakdown: 'Cats stumble in Seattle

Behind a flurry from Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten, Washington came out strong in the second half to increase their lead to six points in the first two minutes. Both teams traded baskets over the next eight minutes until Arizona went cold from the field not making a field goal for nearly five minutes. The Huskies capitalized on that taking a 10-point lead.

A last minute flurry by Nick Johnson made the score closer than the final tally indicated getting 10 points in the final six minutes including two big threes. In the end though, it was not another photo finish or instant classic we all have been accustomed to seeing as the Huskies took this one 79-70.

What went wrong for Arizona? The 'Cats were dominated on the perimeter. Ross and Wroten combined for 47 points and were able to get wherever they wanted to go throughout the game. On a normal night, the Wildcats could hang their hats on solid perimeter defense and that was not the case on Saturday.

When it was over? Down 11 with 4:09 to go, Jesse Perry stepped to the free-throw line and went 1-2. The team did not score for the next 2:35 when they needed a basket the most.

Who stepped up for Arizona? Early in the game Kyle Fogg came out like he took the last loss personally, scoring and defending with passion. That fizzled out and Nick Johnson was left trying to shoot the team back into the game after it was over.

Who needed to step up? Perry has grabbed 14 rebounds over the last three games -- an average of less than 5 per game. If he cannot play big and rebound, this team is not going very far in either tournament; the Pac-12 or the NCAA.

Stat of the Game: The Wildcats stepped up their game on the perimeter against a very good three-point shooting Huskies team, but they forgot to guard Terrence Ross inside the arc. For the game Ross was 1-8 from behind the arc and 10-10 inside the arc.

They said it: "Really at half time I felt good about how we had played but as the game wears on against a team like that, they have a way of wearing you down. And to me they wore us down physically." -- Arizona head coach Sean Miller.

What it means: The five-game winning streak ends in convincing fashion as they are routed by Washington. They now fall to 19-9 (10-5) and are firmly on the tournament bubble.

What's Next: There are no more games outside of the state of Arizona now for the Wildcats as they host USC (6-21) on Thursday and UCLA (15-12) on Saturday before closing the season at Arizona State.