The slightly new-look Arizona Wildcats led wire to wire against USC on Thursday night, winning 81-66 and setting the stage for a big showdown Saturday against No. 5 UCLA at McKale Center.
“Wish I got time to take a breath and celebrate (this win), but that’s not reality,” UA coach Tommy Lloyd said after the USC victory, which improved his team to 16-3 overall and 5-3 in Pac-12 play. “We got a great challenge there ahead of us Saturday and we’re locked in.”
Our full recap can be found here. Below is what Lloyd, Oumar Ballo and Courtney Ramey had to say about the victory:
On changing the starting lineup: “I just thought it was the right thing for the team.