Caleb Love trotted back, his head down, shoulders slumped after the latest of his missed 3-pointers clanged the back rim. This was not his night, until it was.

Tommy Lloyd is a straight shooter. In fact, LeBron James used those exact words when he was asked why his son, Bryce James, committed to the Arizona Wildcats.

Arizona, a preseason Top 10 team, has been looking for a big win ever since a brutal stretch in late November, when the Wildcats lost four of five games, three of them to unranked teams. Since then, they’ve won 10 of their last 11.