Love helps Arizona topple short-handed No. 9 Texas Tech 86-80 in Big 12 tourney semifinals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Caleb Love scored 27 points and Arizona took advantage of injuries that left Texas Tech short-handed for an 86-80 victory over the No. 9 Red Raiders in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals Friday night. KJ Lewis added 15 points and Henri Veesaar scored eight of his 10 in the closing minutes for the Wildcats, who will play No. 2 Houston for the title on Saturday night. Kevin Overton had 20 points and Christian Anderson scored 19 for the Red Raiders, who played without Chance McMillian and Darrion Williams because of injuries, and then watched star forward JT Toppin throw up in the arena tunnel. Toppin finished with 11 points in 25 minutes.

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