Arizona vs. Houston Big 12 Tournament championship score, updates, live stream

After losing to Houston (29-4) by four points exactly one month ago, the Arizona Wildcats (22-11) get another shot at the Cougars in Saturday's Big 12 Tournament championship game.
Arizona beat Kansas and Texas Tech to advance to the conference tournament championship game in their first season in the Big 12 — just one year removed from losing to Oregon in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament.
The Wildcats are currently projected to be a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and could climb even higher with a win over the Cougars. Houston is projected to be a No. 1 seed and is favored by 5.5 points over Arizona. The game tipped off at 5:17 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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FINAL STATS: HOUSTON 72, ARIZONA 64
With J'Wan Roberts sidelined, Arizona outscored Houston 36-28 in the paint. But the Cougars drilled nine 3-pointers, to just five for Arizona. Milos Uzan was the difference-maker for Houston. He finished with a game-high 25 points and made 4-of-6 from downtown. He took over down the stretch and willed Houston to victory.
SECOND HALF UPDATES
Houston 72, Arizona 64, final: The Cougars win the Big 12 regular season and tournament championships. Caleb Love led Arizona with 19 points, Jaden Bradley had 14 and KJ Lewis scored 11. The Wildcats shot 5-of-18 from downtown.
Houston 66, Arizona 64, 1:40 to play: The Cougars are trying to close this out.
Houston 61, Arizona 60, 6:00 to play: What a ballgame. Arizona point guard Jaden Bradely is relentlessly attacking the hoop and has 14 points and 4 rebounds.
Houston 59, Arizona 55, 7:46 left: The Wildcats and Cougars are trading blows in this heavyweight fight. Caleb Love has 17 for Arizona and Milos Uzan has 20 for Houston.
Houston 49, Arizona 46, 12:52 left: The Cougars are starting to assert themselves on the defensive end. They are the best defenisve team in the nation, and it's showing.
Arizona 42, Houston 42, 14:31 left: Emanuel Sharp and Milos Uzan have turned it on for Houston. They've combined for 28 of Houston's 42 points.
Classic Henri
— Arizona Basketball (@ArizonaMBB) March 15, 2025
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FIRST HALF UPDATES
Arizona 33, Houston 28, halftime: Both teams are racking up the hustle stats in this game. Deflections, diving on loose balls, scrapping for every rebound. This is grown man basketball. Arizona guard Caleb Love leads all scorers with 14 points.
BLOB FTW
— Arizona Basketball (@ArizonaMBB) March 15, 2025
Caleb is up to 14.
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Arizona 24, Houston 21, 4:14 left: As predicated, this is a street fight. The Wildcats are flying around on defense and crashing the boards. Caleb Love has 9 points and Jaden Bradley has 5. Emanuel Sharp leads Houston with 8 points.
Houston 5, Arizona 2, 15:17 left: Arizona is 1-of-8 to start the game and the Cougars are playing at their tempo. Emmanuel Sharp drilled an early 3-pointer for Houston.
PREGAME UPDATES
Here's how both teams got to the tournament championship game:
Big 12 Tournament: Quarterfinals scores (March 13)
- Game 9 – No. 4 seed BYU 96, Iowa State 92
- Game 10 – No. 1 seed Houston 77, No. 16 seed Colorado 68
- Game 11 – No. 2 seed Texas Tech 76, No. 7 seed Baylor 74
- Game 12 – No. 3 seed Arizona 88, No. 6 seed Kansas 77
Big 12 Tournament: Semifinals scores (March 14)
- Game 13 – Houston 74, BYU 54
- Game 14 – Arizona 86, Texas Tech 80
Big 12 Tournament championship game (March 15)
- Game 15 – LIVE! Houston vs. Arizona
Here are details on how to watch, stream and follow Arizona's Big 12 championship game vs. Houston on Saturday.
Arizona vs. Houston Live Stream, Online Audio, TV Channel
Who: Arizona vs. Houston in Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship
Game Time: Saturday, March 15 at 4 p.m. MST/5 p.m. CT
Where: T-Mobile Arena | Kansas City, Missouri
ESPN BPI Prediction: Houston has a 72.6% chance to win
Our Prediction: Arizona 70, Houston 69
TV Channel: ESPN
Live Stream: Stream the game live online on the ESPN app, Sling, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu, YouTube TV.
Radio Station: Listen on SiriusXM channel 80
Live Audio Stream: Listen online on Arizona Sports Enterprises (AM 1290 live audio stream).