Jordan Hill was Arizona's only weapon against Stanford's 7-foot Lopez twins, but Hill tired as he had to play 38 minutes.

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LOS ANGELES — If the Arizona Wildcats do slide into the NCAA tournament, they can take heart in the fact that the Lopez twins do not have any other siblings heading for the Big Dance.

Stanford's twins led the platoon that pounded, bullied and roughed up the Wildcats on Thursday night.

Stanford out-rebounded Arizona 50-27.

The Cardinal had 21 offensive rebounds; the Wildcats had eight.

The Cardinal had 20 second-chance points; Arizona had 10.

Arizona will not have to worry about Robin and Brook Lopez anymore — barring late runs into the Big Dance by the two teams.

And assuming Arizona is in.

"If the next team has two 7-foot guys and two 6-7 perimeter guys, they're going to kick our (butts) on the boards, too," interim coach Kevin O'Neill said. "We don't have the size."

There was no nuance to the way it went down at Staples Center. The Cardinal probably shot 32 or 33 percent on the first shot of each possession, O'Neill guesses. Problem is, they got chance after chance.

Stanford attempted 15 more shots than Arizona.

"That comes down to a little bit of desire, a little bit of positioning," forward Bret Brielmaier said. "And two 7-footers we don't have."

Following the 75-64 loss, the Wildcats simply shook their head — it was like losing a fistfight to the Incredible Hulk.

"You're not going to find a team with two 7-footers that start like that," forward Jordan Hill said.

At the beginning, Hill brought the pressure to the Lopezes.

Hill made a jumper to start the game and followed it with two straight dunks to give Arizona a 6-0 lead.

He made only two of his next six shots, however, to end the half with 10 points and seven rebounds. It was one of his finest halves of the year.

Hill played all but two minutes Thursday, growing tired in the second half. O'Neill had inserted Kirk Walters in the middle of the first half, but that lasted all of one minute. Walters did not return.

"When it gets later in games, there's still that size," O'Neill said. "I'll say this as delicately as I can — there aren't a lot of choices over there to put in for Jordan."

That refrain has been repeated, seemingly, since O' Neill first inherited Lute Olson's whistle.

Brielmaier played 15 minutes, grabbing three rebounds and committing three fouls. No other forward off the bench — other than Walters — made it into the game.

Brook Lopez — the short-haired one — finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds but missed 15 of 24 shots.

Robin — with the floppy hair — made 5 of 9 for 14 points. Guard Mitch Johnson, of all people, grabbed 10 rebounds.

In the second half, the Lopezes began running "high-low," with one player at the free-throw line and the other in the low box.

It was the same set used in the second half of the McKale Center game to beat the Wildcats.

"Just killed us," Budinger said. "Pretty much scored every time."

For every rebound the Wildcats got, there was seemingly a possession when Stanford batted the ball around, off the rim, until someone scored.

"It is demoralizing a little bit," Brielmaier said. "You're working so hard."

It had to be maddening — but not more so than the silence of the next three days leading to Selection Sunday.