Arizona wins at Stanford for 1st time since '01, stunning No. 3 Cardinal - ESPN

STANFORD, Calif. — With the game tied late and a chance for Arizona to win on the road at No. 3 Stanford for the first time since 2001, Jada Williams got the ball off a dribble handoff, went between the legs with a dribble and let it go.

Her shot arched high and banked in to give the Wildcats the lead with 30 seconds to play in a stunning 68-61 victory over the Cardinal on Friday night.

«The bank was open,» Williams said. «That's all I got to say. My teammates trusted me, and I had the green light.»

Williams scored 14 points in the last four minutes — including the winning 3-pointer — and led Arizona (15-12, 7-8 Pac-12) in scoring with 23 points. Esmery Martinez added 17.

The Wildcats had lost seven straight to the Cardinal (23-4, 12-3). They had just seven players dressed, were without leading scorer Kailyn Gilbert and coming off a triple-overtime win over Washington on Sunday.

The Wildcats snapped a 20-game road skid against the Cardinal. It was Arizona's highest-ranked road win in program history, and fifth win over a top-5 opponent.

Stanford star forward Cameron Brink missed the game due to a non-COVID-19 illness.

«We walked in here and we knew that we could win,» Williams said. «No one believed in us. I bet no one in the whole country would say that Arizona would come in here and beat Stanford.»

Stanford had beaten Arizona in seven straight and 15 of the previous 16 meetings between the teams.

Arizona trailed 45-37 entering the fourth quarter, but took the lead on a jumper by Williams with two minutes to play.

«Stanford's so good, and this is a really hard place to play,» Arizona coach Adia Barnes said. «I feel like we made it ugly. But we rallied and followed the game plan. And I think we gave ourselves a chance to