Henri Veesaar helps Arizona Wildcats reach Big 12 semis
Estonian basketball player Henri Veesaar's 19-point performance powered his National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) team, the Arizona Wildcats, to the Big 12 semifinals with a 88:77 win over the Kansas Jayhawks.
Veesaar, 20, who plays power forward, scored 19 points (two-pointers 5/8, three-pointers 2/3, free throws 3/3), four rebounds, and two assists, in 30 minutes off the bench.
This secured victory for Arizona, after pulling away with a decisive 12:3 run five minutes before the end.
The Wildcats had initially led by double digits at halftime (45:37), but Kansas managed to equalize with a 13:5 run early in the second half before Arizona took control again.
The Wildcats will face Texas Tech in the Big 12 semifinals after the latter narrowly defeated Baylor 76:74.
Meanwhile Estonian player Kerr Kriisa's team, Kentucky, also won, albeit without Kriisa, who is injured.
In the other Big 12 semifinal, Houston and BYU will face off.
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