WACO, Texas – Arizona lost a battle with adversity for the first time Saturday, but it didn’t have anything to do with playing a true road game.
Bolstered by the cheers of its Texas-based fans and alums – while Baylor’s fans were distracted by the Big 12 football championship – the Wildcats instead struggled with a more immovable force in a 63-58 loss to Baylor.
That is, the Bears themselves.
The same issue UA had against Baylor a year ago.
Although Arizona held Baylor to 30.4% shooting, the Bears outrebounded UA 39-32 and turned 13 offensive rebounds into 12 second-chance points.