There’s a big difference between playing Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium and hosting Southern, there’s no denying that. Having the latter come after the former, with not much time in between, may have contributed to Arizona’s sloppy start in what ended up being a 97-59 win on Monday night.
Tommy Lloyd had a different perspective.
“I think we played a really good team,” Lloyd said of Southern, who in its last game won by more than 20 at UNLV. “We’re kind of learning our way just like everybody else. I tip my hat to Southern for the effort and energy they played with.