Milos Uzan poured in 25 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 17 and second-ranked Houston turned up its trademark defense in the final minute to hold on for a 72-64 victory over Arizona in the Big 12 Tournament championship game Saturday night.

Milos Uzan scored a career-high 25 points to lead top-seeded Houston to a 72-64 victory over third-seeded Arizona in the championship game of the Big 12 tournament on Saturday night.

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -7.5; over/under is 135 BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Houston squares off against Arizona in the Big 12 Championship. The Cougars have gone 21-1 against Big 12 teams,

Top-seeded Houston will return to the Big 12 Championship final for the second straight year, looking for its first title, while squaring off against conference newcomer and third-seeded Arizona on Saturday.