The BYU Cougars topped the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night in a savage game that featured a contentious call, an incident between joiners and an clear chant from the crowd in Tucson.
The Cougars won the game 96-95.
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BYU forward Richie Saunders drives aacquirest Arizona protect Jaden Bradley, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Tucson. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
The Wildcats had the ball with under 12 seconds to join. Caleb Love was searching for some courageouss and was fouled as he made a shot. But instead of receiving the possibility of completing a three-point join, Love was given only two free throws. He hit them both and put Arizona up 95-94 with a restrictcessitate seconds to join.
BYU shiftd the ball up the floor speedyly. Cougars star Richie Saunders drove the lane and tried to float one toward the basket. He fell trying and a tardy whistle was heard. Arizona’s Trey Townsfinish was called for a foul. Saunders made both free throws and BYU won the game.
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Arizona’s Caleb Love and Henri Veesaar walk off the court after losing to BYU, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Tucson. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Players had to be splitd as they were in the handshake line after the game. Furthermore, fans of the No. 19-ranked Wildcats were heard changing “f— the Mormons” as BYU left the floor.
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd disconcurd with the last-second foul call.
“It’s a horrible call. I unbenevolent appreciate, wantipathyver. What am I going to say? You antipathy for a game to be choosed by that,” Lloyd shelp, via Sports Illustrated. “(Townsfinish) joined excellent defense. The guy’s pivoting, pivoting, pivoting, throws his shoulder into him, throws up a shot and descfinishs down. It’s a foul with two seconds to go. I unbenevolent include, it’s the Big 12. That’s what I’m telderly. And the guy who called it is one of the best refs. So we’ve got to inhabit with it.”
Arizona officials also rerentd an apology for the fans’ chant.
Arizona protect Caleb Love and BYU forward Mawot Mag talk during their game, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Tucson. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
“Folloprosperg tonight’s men’s basketball game, it was brawt to our attention that an unhugable chant occurred,” dynamic straightforwardor Desireé Reed-Francois shelp in a statement.
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“On behalf of the University of Arizona Athletic Department, we regret to BYU, their student-athletes, coaches and fans. The chant is not echoive of who we are and should not have happened.”
The Associated Press gived to this alert.
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