KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Caleb Love scored 27 points and Arizona took an 86-80 victory over the No. 9 Red Raiders in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship semifinals Friday night.

KJ Lewis added 15 points and Henri Veesaar scored eight of his 10 in the closing minutes for the Wildcats (22-11), who advanced to the Championship final against No. 2 Houston on Saturday night. 

Kevin Overton had 20 points and Christian Anderson scored 19 for the Red Raiders (25-8), who played without Chance McMillian and Darrion Williams because of injuries, and then watched star forward JT Toppin throw up in the arena tunnel.

Toppin made it through the game, scoring 11 points in 25 minutes.

Texas Tech point guard Elijah Hawkins picked up his fourth foul with 14:56 to go. 

The Red Raiders trailed by as much as 14 before mounting a comeback, closing to 78-74 on two free throws by Anderson with 2:40 to go. Veesaar answered with back-to-back baskets and Arizona held on from there.

Takeaways
Arizona: The Wildcats were 8 of 16 from beyond the 3-point arc and shot 51% from the field overall.

Up Next
Arizona will play Houston for the Big 12 postseason title.