The Arizona Wildcats (Big 12 No. 3 seed) beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 No. 2 seed) by a score of 86-80 in the Big 12 tournament semifinal.

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The Arizona Wildcats (21-11, 15-7) and the Texas Tech Red Raiders (25-7, 16-5) take the court in the second of the Big 12 Tournament semifinal games tonight. Texas Tech outlasted Baylor yesterday, 76-74.

Instead, the No. 6-seeded Jayhawks wilted in an 88-77 loss at T-Mobile Center. A prime example came when Kansas trailed by five with 4:06 left. Kansas turned the ball over on two straight possessions and eventually lost another winnable game.

Brad Thomas and Vaughn Dalzell explain why they're both backing Arizona in their revenge game against Kansas and taking the under in this Big 12 Tournament game between two inconsistent squads.

The physical assault from a deep Arizona team eventually overwhelmed the Jayhawks, leading to a game-sealing 18-8 run in the final minutes. Here's what went wrong for the Jayhawks on