Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd sends classy message after knocking out Utah State
Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd acknowledged the tough contest against Utah State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd sends classy message after knocking out Utah State appeared first on ClutchPoints . Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Arizona continued to impress on Sunday after beating Utah State, 78-66, at Viejas Arena to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year.
The No. 1 Wildcats have now won 11 consecutive games and will battle No. 4 Arkansas on Thursday in what could be an explosive affair featuring two of the best guards in the country in Brayden Burries and Darius Acuff Jr.
Coach Tommy Lloyd has Arizona playing at a high level, but he also gave props to No. 9 Utah State, which rallied from an 18-point lead to stay afloat . “I’m not a guy who gets into the weeds and all that stuff, but that’s a really good basketball team,” said Lloyd in a video shared by KUTV’s Jenna Fink.
“If they were a five or a six seed, I wouldn’t have been surprised. If you win the Mountain West regular season and tournament, I think that’s a pretty powerful statement. We felt it out there today.