Arizona’s out, smacked by a rougher, tougher team with a bigger chip on its shoulder and a coach on the rise.
We know why it happened, UA got beaten up. The Buffalo guards patrolled the perimeter like overly aggressive riot cops. The UB bigs shoved and pushed and leaned on Deandre Ayton like they were trying to keep a boulder from rolling downhill.
Now the question becomes 'What’s next?' Athletic director Dave Heeke declined comment in the hallway outside the locker room after the game, but he knows what we know.
The program’s recruiting class is in tatters.