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Arizona Dominates Iowa State to Clinch Big 12 Title

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No. 2 Arizona secured the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a commanding 73-57 victory over No. 6 Iowa State. Jaden Bradley led the Wildcats with 17 points while Motiejus Krivas added 13 in the decisive win at Tucson. The victory gave head coach Tommy Lloyd his 140th win, the most in NCAA history for a coach in their first five seasons.

Arizona had already clinched at least a share of the conference crown after defeating No. 14 Kansas 84-61 on Saturday. The Wildcats (28-2, 15-2) completed their outright title run by smothering the Cyclones defensively, holding them to just 29% shooting from the floor and 7-of-30 from three-point range. Tamin Lipsey led Iowa State with 17 points, but star Milan Momcilovic was limited to five points on 2-of-8 shooting.

Iowa State (24-6, 11-6) struggled throughout, shooting 9-of-33 in the first half and missing their first eight shots of the second half. Arizona closed the first half on a 15-3 run and stretched their lead to 16 early in the second period. Despite a brief 10-1 run by the Cyclones, Arizona maintained control to secure their first Big 12 regular-season championship in dominant fashion.