The Wildcats built a 27-point lead and held off the Bears’ furious comeback attempt that whittled the lead down to as little as nine points.

The University of Arizona men’s basketball team (11-5, 5-0 in Big 12) brought down Baylor University in a 81-70 home victory on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 9 p.m. in McKale Center, keeping their current 7-0 winning streak alive.

Arizona continued its winning streak and undefeated Big 12 record by beating Baylor, 81-70 on Tuesday for the program's seventh-straight win.

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Baylor, which plays at Arizona State on Saturday, entered the season as one of five ranked Big 12 teams. The Bears have since fallen from the poll.

After winning the Pac-12 last season, the Arizona Wildcats have quickly put themselves in a position to win the Big 12. Picked to finish fifth in the conference in the preseason Big 12 coaches poll, the Wildcats are 5-0 and all alone in first place after Tuesday night's 81-70 rout of Baylor.