LOS ANGELES – Nate Robinson scored six points – his only ones of the second half – in the final 1:07, helping 14th-ranked Washington upset No. 8 Arizona 81-72 for its first Pac-10 tournament title Saturday.

The Huskies (27-5) earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, although Arizona (27-6) is assured of a berth, too.

Washington outscored the Wildcats 19-4 over the final 5:12 after trailing by six points.

Robinson and Tre Simmons led the Huskies with 18 points each and Jamaal Williams added 16 off the bench.

Salim Stoudamire led Arizona with 37 points – two off both his career high and Reggie Miller’s tournament record. Stoudamire hit seven 3-pointers and the teams combined for 17 3-pointers – both tournament records. He was selected the tourney MVP.

Stoudamire set the Pac-10 career record for 3-pointers with 329, breaking the mark of 323 by Arizona State’s Stevin Smith from 1991-94. The senior finished with 107, joining Steve Kerr, cousin Damon Stoudamire and Jason Gardner as the only Wildcats to top the century mark in a season.

But even Stoudamire’s amazing offensive performance – he scored 17 straight to end the first half – couldn’t help the Wildcats to their record fifth tourney title. They are 4-1 in championship games.

The Huskies scored six straight and tied the game at 70 on two free throws by Bobby Jones after Chris Rodgers was called for holding with 3:34 remaining.

Arizona’s Channing Frye scored inside before Will Conroy hit his fourth 3-pointer of the half for a 73-72 lead with 2:15 to go. Frye finished with 14 points.

With Frye and Stoudamire tightly guarded, Hassan Adams missed a jumper from the top of the key.

The 5-foot-9 Robinson fearlessly drove inside and scored to keep the Huskies ahead 75-72 with 1:07 left.

Stoudamire tripped and fell in front of Arizona’s bench, losing the ball out of bounds with 46 seconds left. A disgusted look crossed his face as Arizona went into a timeout.

Then Stoudamire fouled Robinson, who made both free throws, for a 77-72 lead with 34 seconds left. Simmons made two free throws, then Stoudamire’s jumper bounced off the rim with 26 seconds to go.

Robinson stole the ball at midcourt, got fouled and made both for an 81-72 lead with 19 seconds left.

The momentum switched to the Huskies coming out of halftime. They outscored Arizona 13-6 to trail 47-46, with Simmons scoring seven points in a row and Conroy hitting a 3-pointer.

Williams put Washington ahead for the first time in the game, 50-49, on an inside basket with 12:59 remaining. Conroy hit a 3-pointer for a 58-53 lead as the Huskies used his outside shooting and Williams’ inside baskets to go up 62-58.

The Wildcats got the lead back, 64-62, on Stoudamire’s 3-pointer – his seventh – with 7:55 remaining. It came after Adams’ 3-pointer that launched 10 straight points by the Wildcats.

Stoudamire scored on a short jumper, then beat three Washington defenders down the court and passed to Frye, who dunked for a 68-62 lead with 51/2 minutes to go.

Stoudamire caught fire over the final 3:17 of the first half, scoring 17 straight points to give Arizona a 41-33 lead at the break. He hit three 3-pointers in a row, to go with the two he made earlier in the half.

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