March 2, 2026; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Jaden Bradley (0) shoots at Iowa State Cyclones guard Tamin Lipsey (3) during the first half of a game at McKale Memorial Center. Mandatory Credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images No. 2 Arizona clinched its first regular-season Big 12 title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday in Tucson, Arizona, behind senior point guard Jayden Bradley’s 17 points on Senior Night.
The Wildcats (28-2, 15-2 Big 12) have won five straight, four of them against ranked opponents.
Iowa State (24-6, 11-6) has lost three of its last four games, all to ranked foes.
Tobe Awaka, another Arizona senior, finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Motiejus Krivas added 13 points and Brayden Burries had 11.
Tamin Lipsey led Iowa State with 17 points and Joshua Jefferson had 12 points and eight rebounds. Both were in foul trouble, finishing with four fouls each.
Jamarion Batemon had 14 points for the Cyclones.
Iowa State’s Milan Momsilovic averaged 17.4 points per game and was shooting 50.9% from 3-point range entering the game, scoring 5 points on 2-of-8 shooting, including 1-of-5 from beyond the arc.
Iowa State shot a season-low 29.2% (19 of 65) from the field and 23.3% (7 of 30) from 3-point range.
After Batemon’s 3-pointer with 4:02 left in the first half tied the score at 22-22, Arizona outscored Iowa State 15-3 the rest of the half.
Lipsey was whistled for his second foul with 3:11 left and Jefferson was whistled for his second foul with 2:33 left.
Both were subsequently ejected, and Arizona took advantage by holding Iowa State to 1-of-6 shooting from the field for the remainder of the half.
The Wildcats made 4 of 5 attempts in the period.
Krivas had six points, including 4-of-4 from the free throw line, in a 15-3 run that gave Arizona a 37-25 lead at halftime.
Bradley converted all eight of his attempts from the free throw line and finished with 12 points in the first half.
Arizona took a 43-27 lead with a Bradley jumper with 16:20 left, but Iowa State responded with a 10-1 run.
Lipsey’s layup with 13:19 left capped the surge and cut the lead to 44-37.
Jefferson was whistled for his fourth foul with 12:58 remaining. He re-entered with 11:41 left.
Arizona scored seven unanswered points, and Krivas scored five to take a 51-37 lead with 10 minutes, 17 seconds left. Iowa State never got past single digits again.
The Wildcats went on a 10-3 run to take a 66-48 lead with 4:28 left.
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