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.

Arizona’s free-flowing offense bogged down. The team’s best player wasn’t always at this best. The expected starting center played limited minutes before going down with a season-ending foot injury.

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.

Following a sixth consecutive win, which put Arizona 4-0 in the Big 12 in its first season of play, Tommy Lloyd voiced his displeasure with the most recent performance, that his team needed to be better in order to handle the challenges ahead.

Henri Veesaar scored 19 points and Arizona stretched its winning streak to seven games with an 81-70 victory over No. 25 Baylor on Tuesday night. The Wildcats (11-5, 5-0 Big 12) beat UCF 88-80 on Saturday,