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

The Wildcats are trying to win the Big 12 tourney in their first season in the conference

Ben Sherman | 16 Hours Ago

Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love (1) attempts to dribble the ball past Houston Cougars forward Joseph Tugler (11) during the second half for the Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship game at T-Mobile Center. / William Purnell-Imagn Images

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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

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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

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.