Tobe Awaka scored 14 factors and pulled down 12 rebounds, Henri Veesaar and Caleb Love added 13 factors apiece and No. 19 Arizona held on for a 74-67 victory over Baylor on Monday in Waco, Texas.
Anthony Dell’Orso contributed 11 factors because the Wildcats (18-8, 12-3 Huge 12) ended a two-game dropping streak. Arizona swept the season sequence in opposition to Baylor, having posted an 81-70 victory on Jan. 14 in Tucson, Ariz.
Baylor (16-10, 8-7 Huge 12) was led by VJ Edgecombe’s 24 factors. Norchad Omier posted his 14th double-double of the season with 15 factors and 13 rebounds, whereas Jayden Nunn completed with 10 factors. The Bears have alternated wins and losses over their previous eight video games.
Arizona took a 41-33 lead into halftime, having gone on a late 12-3 run. The Wildcats then had an 8-0 run early within the second half, establishing a 49-35 edge on a jumper by Awaka with 15:02 left. A couple of minutes later, Caleb Love had a thunderous one-handed slam for the Wildcats as they loved a 53-39 lead with 12:49 left.
Nevertheless, simply because it appeared Arizona had taken management, Baylor stormed again with a 12-2 run. The Bears pulled inside 55-51 on a jumper by Langston Love with 7:39 left.
Baylor stayed inside placing distance, pulling inside 68-65 on a operating layup by Edgecombe with 39 seconds left. After Arizona’s Carter Bryant made a pair of free throws, Edgecombe sank one other layup to maintain it a one-possession sport at 70-67 with 26.2 seconds left.
Arizona continued making its free throws, as Caleb Love knocked down two with 20.3 seconds left and KJ Lewis related on two with 13 seconds left. These had been sufficient to beat a second half that noticed the Wildcats go 0-for-9 from 3-point vary.
Arizona additionally obtained it completed by successful the rebounding battle 37-31 and doubling Baylor in fastbreak factors, 12-6.
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