Arizona held on after Connecticut rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to win 71-67 in Storrs on Wednesday night. Connecticut had a 22--7 run over a 10:32 run in the second half to take a 62-60 lead with 3:02 remaining. Arizona outscored UConn 11-5 from there to secure the win.
Jaden Bradley led Arizona with 21 points and continued to be the closer. Bradley had a huge layup with 16 seconds left in the game to extend the Arizona lead to 71-67. Eric Reibe missed two free throws for Connecticut with eight seconds left that could have cut into the Arizona lead.