CINCINNATI (AP) Jaden Bradley had 15 points, including two free throws that helped Arizona clinch a 72-67 win over No. 16 Cincinnati on Saturday.
Carter Bryant added 14 points and Caleb Love scored 12 as Arizona (8-5, 2-0 Big 12) won its second straight conference game and fourth game overall.
Cincinnati (10-3, 0-2) lost for the second straight game. Dan Skillings Jr. scored 18 points and had two steals.
The Bearcats were down 19 points with just over 17 minutes remaining. They tied it at 64 with 58 seconds left on Skillings' layup. That was as close as they'd get to a comeback win.
Dillon Mitchell added 13 points for the Bearcats.
Love stole a pass from Jizzle James with under 10 seconds to go in the first half and was fouled by Skillings with less than a second remaining. He made one of two at the free-throw line to give the Wildcats a 39-26 halftime lead.
KJ Lewis added nine points and three rebounds off the bench, including a pair of buckets in the second half to stem the tide when Cincinnati was making its run. Henri Veesaar also came up big off the bench with eight points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots.Â
Cincinnati has committed 39 turnovers in its three losses.
Both teams play Tuesday night: Arizona visits West Virginia and Cincinnati visits No. 25 Baylor.