TUCSON, Ariz. (Interstat) — The Arizona women’s basketball team overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Houston 75-67 in a Big 12 game Tuesday night at McKale Center.

Arizona trailed 26-19 at halftime after a sluggish second quarter but erupted for 27 points in the third quarter to seize control. The Wildcats outscored the Cougars 56-41 in the second half before a crowd of 5,576.

Houston, which led by as many as nine points in the first half, could not sustain its early momentum. The loss dropped the Cougars to 7-21 this season. Arizona improved to 12-16.