TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona stormed back from a halftime deficit and shut out Baylor in the second half, rolling to a 41-17 victory Saturday at Casino Del Sol Stadium.

The Wildcats (8-3, 5-3 Pac-12) trailed 17-14 at the break but dominated after halftime, scoring 27 unanswered points while forcing two turnovers and turning one into a defensive touchdown.

Baylor (5-6, 3-5 Big 12) struck first when Sawyer Robertson hit Josh Cameron for a 9-yard touchdown pass to cap a 75-yard opening drive. Arizona answered with Kedrick Reescano's 2-yard plunge, but Robertson's 2-yard keeper late in the first quarter put the Bears ahead 14-7.

Arizona tied it midway through the second quarter on Noah Fifita's 2-yard scoring strike to Kris Hutson on fourth down, but Baylor regained the lead at the horn on Connor Hawkins' 48-yard field goal.

The Wildcats seized control early in the third. Reescano powered in from the 1 to finish an 8-play, 75-yard march, giving Arizona its first lead at 21-17. Baylor never recovered.

Arizona's ground game took over in the fourth. Ismail Mahdi ripped off a 28-yard touchdown run with 10:31 left, and Reescano added his third score of the day on a 19-yard burst less than four minutes later. On the next snap, Jabari Mann jumped a route and returned an interception 34 yards to the end zone, pushing the margin to 41-17 after the extra point missed.

Reescano finished with three rushing touchdowns, his first multi-touchdown game of his career, while Mahdi added 93 yards and a score. Fifita threw for 183 yards and a touchdown, with Hutson hauling in nine catches, tied for a career high, for a career-best 133 yards.

Arizona's defense stiffened after halftime, sacking Robertson three times and forcing two interceptions. Baylor managed just 59 yards in the third quarter and 76 in the fourth after posting 208 before halftime.

Robertson completed 22 of 33 passes for 162 yards and one touchdown but was picked off twice. Caden Knighten led Baylor with 100 rushing yards, including a 33-yard run in the third quarter that set up a red-zone chance, but the Bears came away empty.

Arizona outgained Baylor, 355-343, and scored 13 points off turnovers. The Wildcats also converted both fourth-down attempts and held Baylor scoreless on three second-half trips inside Arizona territory.

Arizona closes the regular season at Arizona State on Friday, with kickoff slated for 7:00 p.m. MST on FOX.