Wide receiver Terrell Turner lunges for extra yards on a fourth-quarter drive that resulted in a field goal as he is pulled by the jersey from behind. Turner caught 10 passes for a career-high 175 yards.

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STANFORD, Calif. — The Arizona Wildcats weren't surprised by Stanford's grind-it-out offensive style, just powerless to stop it.

The Cardinal controlled the clock, and the chains, in Saturday's 24-23 win over Arizona. Stanford ran 72 plays, 15 more than Arizona; it had the ball for nearly 35 of the game's 60 minutes.

"You can see the clock just ticking down," UA quarterback Willie Tuitama said. "I watched the clock just going and going because they were running the ball and mixing up their plays. It was pretty frustrating."

By holding on to the ball, the Cardinal was able to keep the Air Zona offense grounded. The Wildcats had just three offensive possessions in the first half — and that included a clock-running, kneel-down play by Tuitama to finish the second quarter. Offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes said his offense came out flat in the second half, in part because players had been sitting too long.

"This is what they do to everybody. This is what they did to USC last year," Dykes said. "They do a good job of keeping the ball away from you."

With Rob Gronkowski covered and Mike Thomas held in check, the UA may have discovered a third offensive weapon on Saturday.

Terrell Turner posted the best game of his career. The Wildcats' junior wide receiver caught 10 passes for 175 yards, accounting for more than half of Arizona's total yards. His numbers outshone the UA's top two targets — Gronkowski was held to two catches for 30 yards.

Thomas had four catches for 31 yards.

"We were moving the ball pretty good, but not as well as we wanted to," Turner said. "We left a lot of points on the board."

Freshman cornerback Trevin Wade made his first career start in place of the injured Devin Ross, but he didn't finish.

UA coaches inserted Ross in the starting lineup for the second half. Head coach Mike Stoops said he was hoping to spare Ross, who was nursing a strained groin, from having to play. Arizona's first-half struggles necessitated a change.

James Tretheway made his first career start at right tackle in place of Adam Grant, who went down last week with a broken hand. Tretheway played the entire game.

Linebacker Xavier Kelley continues to see playing time as he recovers from a sprained ankle. He was on the field in the final minutes, as Stanford drove to win the game.

A handful of Arizona freshmen made their first road trips.

Defensive tackle Dominique Austin, who made his college debut in last week's win over Washington, registered a first-half tackle on Saturday. Defensive tackle Hans Philipp and offensive linemen Trace Biskin and Kyle Quinn were also included as insurance in case of injuries.