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SEATTLE (AP) -- The Washington Huskies had trouble focusing on
Arizona and it showed.
Marques Tuiasosopo's 2-yard touchdown run with 1:10 left gave
the Huskies (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP) an emotional 35-32 victory Saturday.
|  | | Marques Tuiasosopo's 2-yard winning score was his second touchdown of the day -- the other was a 1-yard run in the first quarter. |
The Huskies won with some of their attention focused on Curtis
Williams. Williams injured his spinal cord last week against
Stanford, and is hospitalized at the Stanford Medical Center.
"It was such an emotional week," coach Rick Neuheisel said.
"It was difficult for the players to fly around with reckless
abandon given the circumstances with Curtis."
A TV set was set up above Williams' bed in intensive care so
Williams could watch the game.
"If nothing else, we were happy to keep him awake for the
entire ball game," said Neuheisel, who flew down to Stanford
Thursday night to visit Williams. "And a game ball is on its way
to Curtis."
Williams' condition was on the hearts and minds of his teammates
when they took the field against the Wildcats.
"It was a hard week," linebacker Derrell Daniels said.
"Everyone was thinking about what happened to Curtis."
The Huskies (8-1, 5-1 Pac-10) drove 57 yards in 11 plays to pull
out a victory in the fourth quarter for the second straight week.
They won 31-28 in the final minute at Stanford.
"These guys are giving me gray hairs and I'm only 20 years
old," said Willie Hurst, who scored on two touchdown runs for the
Huskies in the fourth quarter.
Tuiasosopo drove Washington 80 yards in three plays in 36
seconds for its victory at Stanford.
"It's great to play with a group of guys who don't quit,"
Tuiasosopo said. "We pulled out another squeaker today."
Washington's Anthony Vontoure blocked a 51-yard field goal
attempt by Sean Keel as time ran out.
Arizona (5-4, 3-3) lost a close game for the third week in a
row. The Wildcats grabbed the lead at 32-28 on Leo Mills' 51-yard
touchdown run with 4:48 on the clock.
"It was a heartbreaking loss," Arizona coach Dick Tomey said.
"We just all feel terrible."
The Wildcats have lost games to Oregon, UCLA and Washington on
consecutive weeks by a total of 10 points.
"It's not once, twice, but three losses in a row," Arizona
quarterback Ortege Jenkins said. "It hurts bad."
Arizona led 16-10 at halftime when it held an 18-4 edge in first
downs and a 22:49-7:11 advantage in time of possession.
"For some reason, they were able to control the line of
scrimmage," Neuheisel said.
The Wildcats led 25-10 in the third quarter after a 60-yard punt
return by Bobby Wade for a touchdown and a 38-yard field goal by
Keel.
But the Huskies rallied for the next 18 points. John Anderson
kicked a 38-yard field goal for Washington in the third quarter.
Hurst scored on a 65-yard run on a pitchout from Tuiasosopo with
10:51 left and then put the Huskies ahead for the first time on a
23-yard run with 8:31 to go.
Neuheisel said Hurst's 65-yard TD run was the key play of the
game as he was concerned.
"It's amazing how everybody comes to life when you go for a
65-yard touchdown," he said.
On Washington's winning TD drive, Tuiasosopo had a 25-yard
completion to tight end Jerramy Stevens on a third-down play to
give his team the ball at the Arizona 37. On a third-and-4 play
from the Arizona 6, Hurst took a pitchout and ran 4 yards around
left end for a first down.
"We just knew we had to win for Curtis," Stevens said. "I was
praying as hard as I could that we would pull this one out for
him."
Hurst led Washington's rushing attack with 116 yards and two TDs
on eight carries, while Tuiasosopo completed 17 of 34 passes for
196 yards, with no touchdowns and one interception. Tuiasosopo had
53 yards on 12 carries.
Washington lost two fumbles, two by Tuiasosopo.
Mills rushed 29 times for 185 yards and two touchdowns, while
Jenkins was 13-for-33 for 208 yards, with no touchdowns and no
interceptions. Jenkins gained 45 yards on 14 carries.
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 Leo Mills scampers 10 yards for the Arizona TD.
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Marques Tuiasosopo strings out the Arizona defense and scores on the 1-yard TD run.
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Mike Detwiler surges ahead 4 yards for the Arizona score.
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The Huskies' Greg Carrothers lowers the boom on Arizona's Larry Croom.
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Washington's Willie Hurst takes the pitch from Marques Tuiasosopo, and goes 65 yards for the touchdown.
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Arizona's Bobby Wade takes the Washington punt 60 yards for the score.
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