When the NBA releases its 82-game schedule every year, teams often look for what are called “schedule losses”. In order for the NBA to squeeze in far too many regular season games into its bloated schedule they have to send teams on the road playing playing three games in four days, often ending with back-to-back games.
The second game in those back-to-back nights are often called “schedule losses” as teams generally “load manage” their stars, put fatigued players on the court, and basically take the L.
“Schedule losses” don’t happen very often in college basketball, especially in conference play when Big 12 teams normally play two games per week separated by three or four days…