Arizona coach on foul that decided BYU game: ‘It was a bad call’

Arizona Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd was quick to point out that his team’s defensive effort was subpar in Saturday night’s 96-95 Big 12 loss to BYU .

But he did not mince words when he was asked about the last-second foul call on Trey Townsend that ended up deciding the game.

“It’s a bad call. I mean like, whatever. What am i going to say. You hate for a game to be decided by that,” Lloyd said. “Trey (Townsend), I feel horrible for him. The guy didn’t play in the second half. I tightened the rotation. He played good defense. The guy’s pivoting, pivoting, pivoting, throws his shoulder into him, throws up a shot and falls down. It’s a foul with two seconds to go. I mean listen, it’s the Big 12. That’s what I’m told. And the guy who called it is one of the best refs. So we’ve got to live with it.”…

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