Arizona Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders
· Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Semifinal
Love helps Arizona topple short-handed No. 9 Texas Tech 86-80 in Big 12 tourney semifinals
KJ Lewis added 15 points and Henri Veesaar scored eight of his 10 in the closing minutes for the Wildcats (22-11), who advanced to the championship game against No. 2 Houston on Saturday night in their first season in their new league.
Kevin Overton had 20 points and Christian Anderson scored 19 for the Red Raiders (25-8), who played without Chance McMillian and Darrion Williams because of injuries, and then watched star forward JT Toppin throw up in the arena tunnel.
Toppin made it through the game, but the All-Big 12 forward managed just 11 points in 25 minutes.
Compounding problems short-handed Texas Tech, point guard Elijah Hawkins picked up his fourth foul with 14:56 to go, leaving coach Grant McCasland with precious few options on his bench in the second half.
The Red Raiders trailed by as much as 14 before nevertheless mounting a comeback, closing to 78-74 on two free throws by Anderson with 2:40 to go. Veesaar answered with back-to-back baskets and Arizona held on from there.
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders couldn't overcome the fact that their three leading scorers were ill or absent. McMillian missed the second half of its quarterfinal win with what the school called an “upper body strain,” while Williams was wearing a walking boot on his right foot after he appeared to aggravate an injury that has bothered him the last few weeks against the Bears.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 86 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Caleb Love Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Christian Anderson missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:16 | KJ Lewis made Free Throw. | 86 - 80 |
Statistics
 ARIZ |
 TTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 26-61 |
| 50.8 | Field Goal % | 42.6 |
| 8-16 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 50.0 | Three Point % | 32.1 |
| 16-21 | FT | 19-30 |
| 76.2 | Free Throw % | 63.3 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, MO
Attendance: 13,946 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-15 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |