Jaden Bradley’s game-high 21 points included a clutch layup with 16 seconds left in regulation to lift No. 4 Arizona to a 71-67 road win over No. 3 UConn in an early-season showdown on Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn.The Wildcats (5-0) used a late 7-0 run to turn a 1-point deficit into a lead that they would never relinquish en route to their third win over a ranked team this season. A jump-hood by Motiejus Krivas (9 points, 14 rebounds) in the lane with 1:12 left proved to be the game-winning shot.Bradley’s lay-up extended the lead to 67-64 and a pair of missed free throws by UConn’s Eric Reibe on the ensuing possession had the Huskies in catch-up mode with not enough time remaining. Arizona’s Tobe Akawa hit all four free throw attempts in the final six seconds to seal the road victory.Star freshman Koa Peat added a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double for Arizona, which shot 51.9% in the second half and had a 43-23 advantage on the glass in the game.Reibe had a team-high 15 points and four boards to lead UConn (4-1), which had a streak of 36 consecutive nonconference home wins snapped. He was one of four double-figure scorers.Solo Ball tallied 14 points, but misfired on 7 of 8 from beyond the arc. Silas Demary Jr. added 13 points.Malachi Smith had eight assists and sunk a jumper with 2:16 left to give the Huskies their last lead of the night, capping a 12-4 run.Arizona opened the second half on an 18-7 run to expand its 35-33 halftime lead to 53-40 with 13:34 to play.The Huskies climbed right back into the game thereafter, as a Jayden Ross 3-pointer in between two Demary Jr. jumpers nearly sliced the lead in half 3 1/2 minutes later.
