Arizona fans chanted an anti-LDS taunt at BYU after the Cougars won in Tucson. It wasn't the first time this year it's happened at a BYU basketball game.
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Fifteen years after Jimmer Fredette scored 49 points in a 99-69 win at Arizona, BYU's Richie Saunders plays the hero role in a 96-95 Big 12 win
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BYU Cougars men's basketball players heard an explicit chant from Arizona Wildcats fans on Saturday night after their controversial win.
In a game filled with clutch shots, controversial calls and a heated postgame scene, the Cougars stunned No. 19 Arizona 96-95 at the McKale Center, capping a thrilling back-and-forth battle with ice-cold free throws from Richie Saunders in the final seconds.
In a back-and-forth game, Arizona’s Caleb Love hit a shot and was fouled with the Wildcats down by a point and 12 seconds left in regulation, but officials ruled the foul occurred before Love’s shot attempt. So instead of trying to complete a 3-point play, Love got two free-throw attempts.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Arizona issued an apology for a derogatory chant aimed at BYU. The Cougars pulled off a closely contested 96-95 upset win
After the drama in Tucson last Saturday, BYU controlled the game against Arizona State, beating the Sun Devils 91-81 and winning its fifth straight.
A recent meeting between Arizona State and Brigham Young was more than just another men’s basketball matchup. It was a test of fan conduct.
Arizona apologized for fans’ derogatory chants directed at BYU after the Cougars upset the No. 19 Wildcats in a wild 96-95 win Saturday night. Fans in the Arizona student section chanted an expletive and “the Mormons” as BYU players exited the court,
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Saunders scores 23 including 2 critical free throws and BYU beats No. 19 Arizona 96-95Richie Saunders scored 23 points, including two free throws with 3.2 seconds left, to give BYU a 96-95 win at No. 19 Arizona.
The junior from Riverton poured in 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including the game-winning free throws with less than three seconds left, to lift BYU to a stunning 96-95 win.
Arizona AD Desiree Reed-Francois issued a statement apologizing for an "F— the Mormons" chant that appeared to be coming from the UA student section after BYU edged Arizona 96-95 on
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