Arizona’s Jaden Bradley sent the Wildcats to the Big 12 tournament championship game with his buzzer beater against Iowa State.
Bradley hit a contested fadeaway as time expired for an 82-80 win over the Cyclones in what could have been the best game of conference tournament week. Bradley made two baskets in the final minute, as Arizona took the lead late in the second half and hung on.
Before the buzzer beater, Bradley put the Wildcats up three with 45 seconds to go on another jumper. But Tamin Lipsey — who was 1-of-10 from the field — buried a 3-pointer with 15.2 seconds left to tie the game.
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The second half was fantastic as both teams traded baskets in the final minutes. Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic tied his career high with 28 points as he was 8-of-14 from behind the 3-point line. Three of those came in the final 1:23 of the first half as his personal 9-0 run put Iowa State up by six at the half.
But Anthony Dell’Orso matched him in the second half. The Arizona senior was huge for the Wildcats in their road win over Houston in the regular season on their way to the Big 12 regular season title. Friday night, Dell’Orso scored 26 and was 6-of-9 from behind the arc himself and 10-of-14 from the field.
