The Arizona Wildcats did not flinch on Tuesday night.
Trailing BYU 61-60 with 10:51 left in the game — and 19,000 fans in full throat at the Marriott Center — Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd resisted calling a timeout and instead let his players respond in the moment.
“I trust my guys and I don’t ever want to be the first guy to call a timeout,” Lloyd said after the game. “I don’t know, it’s kind of the old Phil Jackson thing right? You will if you have to. You’ve got to swallow your pride sometimes, but I trust these guys to figure it out. What’s more powerful than a timeout is a response.”…