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.

Henri Veesaar scored 19 points and Arizona stretched its winning streak to seven games with an 81-70 victory over No. 25 Baylor.

Head coach Tommy Lloyd is preparing the team for the tougher Big 12 games ahead, starting Tuesday when the Wildcats host Baylor at McKale Center.

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.

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 Arizona Wildcats put the rest of the Big 12 — and college basketball — on notice Tuesday night with a resounding 81-70 victory over Baylor. The Wildcats led 42-19 at halftime and 65-42 with 7 minutes to play.