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 combination led to the Wildcats' worst stretch in four seasons under coach Tommy Lloyd,

After winning the Pac-12 last season, the Arizona Wildcats have quickly put themselves in a position to win the Big 12. Picked to finish fifth in the conference in the preseason Big 12 coaches poll, the Wildcats are 5-0 and all alone in first place after Tuesday night's 81-70 rout of Baylor.

Following a sixth consecutive win, which put Arizona 4-0 in the Big 12 in its first season of play, Tommy Lloyd voiced his displeasure with the most recent performance, that his team needed to be better in order to handle the challenges ahead.