Arizona has a chance to avenge a 62-58 loss to Houston a month ago when the two teams play on Saturday in the Big XII Tournament Championship Game in Kansas City. Arizona advanced to the Championship game with an 86-80 win over Texas Tech in the Semifinals on Friday night.
Houston is entering the Big XII Tournament Championship Game with 12 consecutive wins. Texas Tech won 82-81 in overtime at Houston on Feburary 1 to give the Cougars their last loss. Houston’s only loss in regulation this season was 74-69 to Auburn in November. Houston beat BYU 75-54 in the Big XII Tournament semifinals.
A 10-0 run by Houston just over midway through the second half gave the Cougars control of the game in Tucson four weeks ago. Arizona went from five up to five down and never regained the lead. The difference in the last game between Arizona and Houston was a 36-26 advantage in points in the paint by the Cougars…