Considering their backloaded Big 12 schedule, the Arizona Wildcats may need to keep picking up wins against teams such as Oklahoma State and Colorado to stay in the mix.

Tommy Lloyd spent the first 21 years of his coaching career working for Mark Few. On Tuesday night, Lloyd tied one of his mentor's most impressive records. A

Caleb Love scored 27 points, Trey Townsend added 19 and Arizona beat Oklahoma State on Tuesday night for Tommy Lloyd's 100th victory.

Arizona’s free-flowing offense bogged down. The team’s best player wasn’t always at this best. The expected starting center played limited minutes before going down with a season-ending foot injury.

The Arizona Wildcats have kicked away several big leads already this season, and Tommy Lloyd was in no mood to see it happen again Saturday.

Caleb Love scored a season-high 27 points and Trey Townsend tied his season high of 17 while leading Arizona to a 92-78 win over Oklahoma State.

Arizona's free-flowing offense bogged down ... The combination led to the Wildcats' worst stretch in four seasons under coach Tommy Lloyd, dimming the prospects of a season that had opened ...

Oh, and it helps to have a fortress at the rim anchoring the best defense in the country. Top-100 teams are shooting just 52% at the rim against Houston who can rotate some combination of JoJo Tugler, Ja'Vier Francis and J'Wan Roberts at all times.

Share Tweet On Tuesday night, Arizona re-found Love. Actually, Love found Love or the meaning of it when it comes to the basketball court. He – Caleb Love – had been MIA for some time. And Arizona can’t afford that if it hopes to gain or maintain any traction in the Big 12 Conference.

Caleb Love scored 27 points, Trey Townsend added 19 on 7-of-8 shooting and Arizona beat Oklahoma State 92-78 on Tuesday night for Tommy Lloyd's 100th victory.

Caleb Love led Arizona to a win over Oklahoma State with 27 points. The Wildcats have won eight of their last nine games.