Arizona bounced back from last weekend’s loss at Stanford in a big way, blowing out Utah 88-62 on Thursday. It was one of the Wildcats’ best performances of the season, just what they needed after slipping on the road last time out.
But despite the UA (23-4, 12-4 Pac-12) having a history of responding to losses, as well as getting revenge for previous setbacks, coach Tommy Lloyd wasn’t expecting a 26-point win.
“Utah is a good team, they’re obviously much improved from last year,” Lloyd said. “December 1 we went back there and we got our asses kicked.