Arizona Falls Short in Final Four: What Went Wrong… and What Comes Next
Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast
Pete Mundo
4.8 • 870 Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Arizona’s season comes to an end in the Final Four with a loss to Michigan, but what really went wrong, and how should we view this run?
Heartland College Sports' Pete Mundo breaks down what cost Arizona the game, where things fell short late, and why this was still a successful season for Tommy Lloyd and the Wildcats.
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| 0:34.3 | Well, it's a good thing that Tommy Lloyd got that contract extension prior to the |
| 0:39.3 | final four, because that was ugly. I'm Pete Mundo, Heartland College Sports is who we are covering |
| 0:46.7 | the Big 12. Glad you're here joining us as a part of the show. Listen, I say that tongue in cheek |
| 0:52.8 | because if you're an Arizona fan, I said before the |
| 0:57.6 | tournament right here on the show, you have to get to a final four. If you're Tommy Lloyd, |
| 1:03.6 | if you're Arizona, if you're in that West region this season. They did that. This year is a success for Arizona. |
| 1:14.1 | Okay, Arizona fans should look at this year and say, you know what? You get to a final four |
| 1:20.4 | for the first time in 25 years. You can't be upset. Okay. And they lost to the team that's going to be favored in the national championship |
| 1:29.4 | game on Monday night. And yes, the game was ugly. Yeah, it was never close. And sure, |
| 1:34.3 | the week of anticipation to get to this moment is not what you anticipated or expected. |
| 1:42.1 | All right. I picked Arizona to win. Obviously, I was dead wrong about that. |
| 1:48.0 | Congratulations to Michigan. You guys earned it. You deserve it. And I believe you're going to win a national |
| 1:53.9 | championship on Monday night. But that being the case, if you're Arizona, it's a really good |
| 2:00.3 | successful season. And by the way, you hang on to the case. If you're Arizona, it's a really good successful season. And by the way, |
| 2:03.0 | you hang on to the coach who was flirting with UNC, can't blame him, but you keep the coach, |
| 2:08.9 | and now he doesn't have to report to the AD either, which is an interesting wrinkle in this |
| 2:15.8 | deal for Tommy Lloyd. But you got the coach, you got the guy, okay? |
| 2:20.1 | All the Sweet 6 team and Elite 8 bustouts for this team, you got to the final four. |
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