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Arizona’s Brayden Burries calls game with clutch last-second block vs. BYU
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With just over a month to go in the regular season, Arizona basketball has established itself as the best team in college basketball. The top-ranked Wildcats were asked to prove it once again on Monday night on the road against No. 13 BYU , and they did just that in a very impressive 86-83 win.
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Arizona controlled much of the game from the start, racing out to a big early lead. However, the Cougars nearly came all the way back in the final minutes and found themselves with the basketball down by just one point as the clock ticked inside of 10 seconds. BYU point guard Robert Wright wiggled his way into the paint and had a look at a game-winning shot , but Arizona guard Brayden Burries had other ideas.
Burries collected the rebound and drilled a pair of free throws to salt away the victory for Arizona as the Wildcats improved to 21-0 on the season.
Burries was a five-star recruit that landed in Tucson alongside fellow five-star Koa Peat , but he appeared to be a bit of a work in progress early in the season. Now, however, he has become a key cog in Tommy Lloyd's rotation and has established himself as a clear top prospect in the upcoming NBA Draft.
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While a stellar defensive play is ultimately what will be remembered from this performance for Burries, his offense was on point as well. He racked up a game-high 29 points on 7-for-13 shooting to go with five rebounds and four assists, and his backcourt-mate Jaden Bradley added 26 in the win.
On the other side, freshman phenom AJ Dybantsa struggled for most of the night despite finishing with 24 points. Arizona's defense made everything hard on him, and the potential No. 1 pick shot just 6-for-24 from the field in the loss.
With Burries starting to blossom alongside the rest of a very formidable rotation, Arizona has its sights set on not only a Big 12 Championship and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but potentially an undefeated season. The Wildcats have some tough games coming in February against Texas Tech, Houston and another matchup with BYU, but they will have plenty of confidence going into any matchup with the way that they are playing.
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