EUGENE, Ore. -- The Arizona Wildcats improved to 17-12 on the season Thursday night with a 74-72 win at Oregon State. Devonaire Doutrive put back a Justin Coleman jump shot to give the Wildcats the win at the buzzer. 

The Cats moved to 8-8 in Pac-12 play and have won three games in a row. Arizona is now looking for its first road sweep of the Oregon schools since 2009. 

Arizona at Oregon
Saturday, March 2 at 8 p.m. (MST)
TV: ESPN2 (Dave Pasch and Bill Walton)
Radio: Arizona IMG Radio Network (Brian Jeffries & Jeff Dean)
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OFF THE TOP

• The Arizona Wildcats will go for their league-leading 14th road conference sweep under coach Sean Miller on Saturday when they face Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena. Arizona is coming off a 74-72 win at Oregon State on Thursday night. Devonaire Doutrive put back a Justin Coleman jumper as time expired to win the game for the Wildcats. The Wildcats haven't swept the Oregon trip since 2009. 
• The Wildcats shot 50 percent from the floor Thursday and improved to 5-0 this season when shooting 50 percent or better. Arizona is 107-7 under coach Sean Miller when reaching that mark. 
• Arizona outrebounded Oregon State 35-19 Thursday and had 20 second-chance points, compared to Oregon State's three. 
• Arizona's bench has outscored the opponent's second group 83-19 over the last three games. In 16 conference games this season, the bench is outscoring opponents by 122 points. Thursday, reserves Ira Lee and Brandon Williams each had 10 points, while Devonaire Doutrive added nine. 
• Sophomore Brandon Randolph had 15 points on seven of eight shooting Thursday against Oregon State. He's averaging 13.1 points per game, after averaging 3.7 as a freshman. 
• Sophomore Ira Lee is shooting .616 from the floor in 16 conference games this season. He ranks fourth in the league in field goal percentage in conference games. He is 21 of 26 from the floor in his last five games. Lee has reached double figures in back-to-back games for the second time in his career. 
• The Wildcats erased a three-point halftime deficit in Thursday's win over Oregon State. Arizona entered that game 1-9 this season when trailing at the break.  

HISTORY WITH THE DUCKS
Arizona enters Saturday night's matchup with Oregon leading the all-time series 51-31. The two teams, however, have split the last 10 games in the series. Oregon has won the last two in the series, topping Arizona earlier this season at McKale Center and late last season in Eugene. Prior, the Wildcats had won two straight. Arizona's last win in Eugene came on Jan. 8, 2015 when the Wildcats won 80-62. Two of the last five games have gone to overtime, and six of the past seven matchups have been decided by nine points or less. In the first matchup between the two teams earlier this season, center Chase Jeter notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon

BENCH PRODUCTION UP
It hasn't just been the starters producing for Arizona this season. The Wildcats have gotten a lift all year from their bench. Arizona's bench has outscored or tied its opponent in 14 of the past 18 games. Last weekend, Arizona's bench outscored Cal's and Stanford's 54-10 in the two games. Arizona outscored Cal 31-7 on Thursday, before outscoring the Cardinal's second unit, 23-3. That strong play continued Thursday at Oregon State when Arizona's bench outscored Oregon State's 29-9. The second unit has been led lately by Alex Barcello, Ira Lee and Devonaire Doutrive. Barcello scored 14 points Thursday against Cal, while Doutrive scored a career-high 11 points. Lee played 20 minutes and had six points and four rebounds, while going 3 of 3 from the floor. Against Stanford, Lee had a career-high 16 points on 6 of 7 shooting from the floor. Barcello knocked down his only 3-point attempt and Doutrive played 12 minutes. Lee again reached double figures against Oregon State with 10 points, while Doutrive added nine. Brandon Williams also had 10 off the bench. The Wildcats' bench has outscored the opponent in 19 of 29 games this season, and have tied twice more, meaning Arizona's bench has only been outscored eight times this season. The bench has combined for 20 or more points in nine of the last 15 games. Of Arizona's primary rotation players, only  Barcello and Doutrive have come off the bench in every game this season. Lee has come off the bench in 26 of his 28 games, and is averaging exactly 17 minutes per game on the year. 

Arizona's Bench by the Numbers:
122: Arizona's bench has outscored the opponent's bench by 122 points in 16 Pac-12 games
15: Arizona's bench has scored 20 or more points 15 times this season
19: The Wildcats bench has outscored the opponent 19 times this season
83: Arizona's bench has scored 83 points over the past three games combined

Alex Barcello
Last 10 Games: 4.7 ppg, 12.2 mpg, 13-15 FTs
Prior 10 Games: 2.8 ppg, 8.0 mpg, 0-0 FTs

Devonaire Doutrive
Last 10 Games: 4.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 10 assists, 15.1 mpg
Prior 10 Games: 1.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 3 assists, 7.5 mpg

Ira Lee
Last 10 Games: 9.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 21.7 mpg
Prior 10 Games: 5.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 13.8 mpg

LEE IMPROVING GAME BY GAME
Arizona has seen a rise in production from sophomore forward Ira Lee in Pac-12 play. Lee is averaging 8.2 points per game, 4.3 rebounds a contest and has 15 blocks in the 16 games. The 6-foot-7-inch power forward is 53 of 86 from the floor. Over his last five games, Lee is 21 of 26 from the field. Lee had 10 points last time out against Oregon State. He had eight of his 10 points in the second half. Prior to that, Lee established a new career high with 16 points in 20 minutes against Stanford. He was 6 of 7 from the floor and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. In the weekend sweep of Cal and Stanford, Lee was 9 of 10 from the floor and averaged 11 points per game. Lee has scored five or points in 16 of his last 19 games. Prior to that, Lee had scored more than five points just four times in the previous 10 games. On the season, Lee has 116 rebounds. In 27 total games last season, he had just 62. He's already surpassed his totals in points and blocks as well as free throws made and attempted. Lee is shooting .616 from the floor in 16 conference games this year. That marks ranks fourth in the league in conference games only. Lee has played 20 or more minutes in seven of his last 10 games. Prior, Lee had played 20 or more minutes twice in his first 18 games of the season. 

Ira Lee Pac-12 Play Production
2017-18:    13 games    6.6 mpg    1.3 rpg    1.1 ppg    .500 FG%
2018-19:    16 games    19.1mpg    4.3 rpg    8.2 ppg    .616 FG%

LET IT GROW
Sophomore Brandon Randolph is having a strong sophomore season. Randolph has scored in double figures in 22 of 29 games this season and is averaging a team-leading 13.1 points per game. As a freshman last season, Randolph played in 31 games, drawing four starting assignments. He averaged 3.7 points per game, scoring a total of 116 points. He had 26 rebounds last season and already has 100 this year. Randolph scored in double figures in each of the first 17 games of the season, becoming the first Arizona guard since Hassan Adams in 2005-06 to reach double figures in the first 17 games of the season. He was the first Wildcat, regardless of position, to score in double figures in the first 17 games since Derrick Williams in 2010-11. Thursday against Oregon State, Randolph had one of his finest games of the conference season. Randolph led Arizona with 15 points and was 7 of 8 from the floor. He played 33 minutes, one shy of Justin Coleman's team-leading 34. Here's a closer look at Randolph's production so far as a sophomore versus his time as a freshman.

2018-19 (Sophomore)    13.1 ppg    3.4 rpg    37 3-pointers    .394 FG%    381 total points
2017-18 (Freshman)        3.7 ppg    0.8 rpg    14 3-pointers    .383 FG%    116 total points

1,000 AND COUNTING
Senior Justin Coleman notched his 1,000th career point against Oregon State last month. The Birmingham, Alabama native began his career at Alabama before transferring to Samford and eventually Arizona for his senior season. Coleman had 14 points against the Beavers and eight more against USC. He then popped off for 19 points at Arizona State and was 3 of 5 from 3-point range in the game. Coleman, who led Arizona in scoring against Washington and Washington State now has 1,104 points in his four-year career after a 10-point outing last game against Oregon State. As prolific of a scorer as Coleman has been in his career, it's his playmaking that has really taken off late this season. He's averaging more than five assists over his last five games and has 25 assists over his last four games. Against Colorado, Coleman tied his season high with nine assists, and then followed that up with eight helpers in Thursday's win over California. Coleman then had five assists Sunday against Stanford and three against Oregon State. For the season, Coleman is 10th in the conference in assists and seventh in conference games only. He's sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio. 

WELCOME BACK WILLIAMS
Freshman guard Brandon Williams has returned to Arizona's lineup after missing six games with a knee injury. Williams returned Sunday against Stanford and played 18 minutes in Arizona's win. Williams then played 20 minutes Thursday in a two-point win at Oregon State. He returned against the Cardinal and had four points, three assists and one rebound. Against Oregon State, his production picked up with 10 points, four rebounds, a pair of assists and one steal. He connected on two of three 3-point attempts. Williams was the team's leading scorer in conference games before the injury at 13.0 points per game. He's averaging 11.6 points per game in 23 games played this season. In conference games, Arizona is 7-3 with Williams in the lineup and 1-5 when he's out. With Williams, Arizona averages 71.6 points per game on .418 shooting in conference games. Without him, the Cats average 69.2 points per game on .412 shooting.