Arizona edges Houston for Big 12 tournament title

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Arizona beat Houston 79-74 Saturday to claim the Big 12 tournament title for the first time in school history.

Koa Peat scored 21 points, Brayden Burries had 21 points, and Jaden Bradley scored 13 points as the Wildcats got revenge against the Cougars for a loss in the conference finale last season.

Joseph Tugler led Houston with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough against the Big 3 of Bradley, Burries, and Peat.

Arizona, which captured the conference’s regular-season title, is expected to be a No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats are likely to be sent to the San Diego regional, but they won’t know their opponent for a while.

The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will be on 13 News starting at 4 p.m. Sunday. You can also watch Paramount+. We will let you know as soon as the brackets are announced.

As a top seed, Arizona won’t know its opponent for several more days. They will get the winner of a play-in game, which will be held in the middle of next week. The Wildcats will play their first-round game on Thursday or Friday.

13 News’ Damien Alameda will hit the road to cover the Wildcats’ run in the tournament. The Final Four this year will be played in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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