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Arizona earned an impressive 10-point victory over Dayton in their NCAA Tournament showdown on Saturday.

Although the Wildcats were obviously expected to advance, them doing so with such a balanced effort from the likes of Keshad Johnson, Pelle Larsson, Caleb Love and Jaden Bradley was a comforting sight for anxious fans.

That said, the players weren’t the only ones who made headlines this weekend.

Less than 24 hours after a Michigan State cheerleader’s private photos leaked out, Arizona’s cheerleaders saw their wild photos go mega-viral on social media following the Dayton win:

 

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Big picture, expectations are high for Tommy Lloyd and Co. in 2024. Even he could acknowledge after the Dayton game that they probably shouldn’t have allowed their opponents to get back into the game they way they did.

“Dayton’s a heck of a ball club,” he said.

“I was hoping that we could really come out and get after them defensively and really just play with a bunch of active energy and kind of get them on their heels, and we did. Unfortunately, they responded. But that’s how these games go.”

The Wildcats have done what they were supposed to do thus far.

But getting booted in the Sweet 16 would render everything that happened prior moot.

Will 2024 be the year Arizona sneaks in and wins that ever-elusive National championship? Time will tell.