Prior to Saturday, Arizona was 43-1 under Tommy Lloyd when it scored 90 points in a game. After facing BYU, however, that record is now 43-2. Lloyd’s No. 19-ranked Wildcats fell in dramatic, 96-95 fashion to the Cougars Saturday night in Tucson, with a controversial foul call leading to the eventual game-winning free throws from Richie Saunders.

Tommy Lloyd knows BYU as well — or better — than any coach in the Big 12. Before taking over as Arizona's men's basketball coach in 2021, Lloyd was Mark Few's head assistant at Gonzaga. And the Zags and Cougars had some epic battles in the West Coast Conference from 2011 through 2023.

Share Tweet How did No. 20 Arizona defeat the No. 13 Red Raiders? The Wildcats out-Teched the Tech. Arizona was more physical – something it wasn’t in the first meeting last month – and it proved to be a major difference.

A little over 48 hours after a knock-down, drag-out loss to Houston, Tommy Lloyd's team marched into one of the loudest venues in the country and emerged with an impressive 74-67 Big 12 road victory over Baylor.

In a game that had 137 possessions and nearly 200 points, a foul called with 3.2 seconds left ended up deciding the outcome. Or did it? While Tommy Lloyd disagreed with the foul called on Trey Townsend that allowed BYU to win 96-95,