Key Highlights
- 2 Arizona clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No.
- 6 Iowa State on Monday night. The Wildcats (28-2, 15-2) secured at least a share of the conference crown by using big runs in each half to beat No.
- 14 Kansas 84-61 on Saturday. Arizona earned it outright by smothering Iowa State defensively to give Tommy Lloyd his 140th victory, most in NCAA history in a coach's first five seasons. Coming off their first home loss of the season, the Cyclones (24-6, 11-6) labored against Arizona's physical defense, shooting 29% from the floor, including 7 of 30 from 3-point range. Tamin Lipsey led Iowa State with 17 points, but leading scorer Milan Momcilovic was held to five on 2-of-8 shooting.
- The nation's best 3-point shooter at 51%, Momcilovic went 1-for-5 from beyond the arc. Neither team could make much of anything, due to good defense and poor shooting. Iowa State shot 9 of 33 from the floor and 4 of 20 from 3 in the first half. Arizona labored most of the half as the Cyclones focused on defending the paint before the Wildcats closed on a 15-3 run to lead 37-25 at halftime. It only got worse for Iowa State to start the second half.
- The Cyclones missed their first eight shots as Arizona stretched the lead to 16. Iowa State briefly found an offensive rhythm, using a 10-1 run to pull to 44-37, but didn't hit a field goal for more than five minutes as Arizona stretched the lead back to 15. The Associated Press contributed to this report.