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Arizona overcomes sluggish first half, escaping at Baylor

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Arizona had a sluggish first half and had to rally from a 10-point second-half deficit to earn an 87-80 win at Baylor on Tuesday night. The guards carried Arizona as Jaden Bradley led the Wildcats with 25 points and Brayden Burries scored 24.

Baylor shot 53.6 percent in the first half to take a 41-34 halftime lead. Arizona was abysmal defensively in the first half as Baylor outscored the Wildcats 22-12 in points in the paint in the first half. Bradley scored 13 and Burries 10 in the first half.

Tounde Yessoufou made a three-point shot to open the second half and extend the Baylor lead to 44-43.