BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

Brayden Burries scored 28 points, 20 of them coming during a 14-minute second-half flurry, and No. 1 Arizona roared back from its first halftime deficit of the season to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75.

The Wildcats (9-0) trailed by 2 points at halftime before seizing command with a 14-1 run, highlighted by Burries making three consecutive baskets. Burries was 5 for 10 from 3-point range, mitigating a quiet night for fellow first-year Koa Peat, who was saddled with foul trouble and scored 6 points — far off his 15.9-point-per-game average.

Labaron Philon Jr. scored 24 points, including a twisting pull-up in the lane that gave Alabama (7-3) a 41-39 lead at the half. That was the final highlight for the Tide, which couldn't match Arizona's intensity over the final 20 minutes.

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