Provo, Utah — brayden burys Scored 29 points and made a game-saving block in the final seconds as top-ranked Arizona held off a furious rally from No. 13 BYU to remain undefeated. win 86-83 Monday night.
jaden bradley Added 26 points for the Wildcats (21-0, 8-0 Big 12), matching the best start in school history.
BYU trailed by 19 midway through the second half and then went on a 12-2 run to cut the deficit to one with just over a minute remaining. Keba KitaKay’s putback dunk pulled the Cougars up 84–83 with 16 seconds remaining, and they forced a turnover on the ensuing inbounds play.
Robert Wright III Driven to the rim and waved free for a good look near the basket, but Buries came flying in from the weak side to block the shot from behind. The freshman guard grabbed the loose ball and converted two free throws before BYU missed a long shot at the buzzer.
Burrows was 13 of 14 at the foul line. He had 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
fellow freshman AJ DiBantsa Led the Cougars (17-3, 5-2) with 24 points, but shot 6 of 24 from the field, including 1 of 8 from 3-point range. richie saunders scored 18 runs and Kennard Davis Jr.. Add 17, making five 3s.
Despite making 10 of 20 from long range after halftime, BYU suffered its first home loss.
Three of Buries’ six first-half baskets came off BYU turnovers. Third, a layup by Burries after he stole an inbounds pass, which helped spark an 18–5 lead that put the Wildcats ahead 44–31 at halftime.
Arizona made seven consecutive buckets during the go-ahead run. Bradley knocked down four jumpers during that period.
