This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/arizona as Brayden Burries Lands Big 12 Award After Breakout Performance. Arizona didn't leave much doubt against Alabama. After a slow first half, the Wildcats poured it on over the final 20 minutes en route to a 96-75 victory in Birmingham.

Brayden Burries scored 28 points, 20 of those coming during a 14-minute second-half flurry, and No. 1 Arizona rallied to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75

Before they rolled over Abilene Christian 96-62 on Tuesday, the Wildcats enjoyed a big weekend in Alabama. They beat the Crimson Tide 96-75 in Birmingham late Saturday night, complete with a 28-point breakout performance from Burries, before an ESPN audience and an increasingly quiet pro-Alabama crowd at Legacy Arena.

Freshman point guard Brayden Burries came into the season as one of Arizona’s most highly touted recruits in the Tommy Lloyd era. Burries, a five-star recruit a

Share Tweet Confidence – either you have it or you don’t. Clearly, Arizona has it. You don’t go from No. 13 in the preseason polls to No 1 in a month if you don’t. Such is the case for the Wildcats through 10 games.

Earlier this year, Arizona freshman Brayden Burries was pitched to potentially be Alabama basketball's next Mark Sears.

Arizona is 10-0 to start a season for the 7th time in school history, and the last five games have been won by at least 20 points. The 96-62 win over Abilene Christian on Tuesday night came only three days after winning in Alabama,

Arizona overcame a tough first half with an overpowering final 20 minutes in Birmingham, taking down Alabama in 96-75. The win pushed the Wildcats to 9-0 and ke

After scoring 28 points against Alabama, Brayden Burries was named to the Big 12's "Starting Five," while Kansas' Melvin Council was named the league's Player and Newcomer of the Week.