Arizona athletic director Desiree’ Reed-Francois issued the apology for the "unacceptable chant" an hour after the Cougars defeated the Wildcats 96-95 in Tucson

Arizona athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois issued an apology to BYU after video surfaced of Wildcats fans participating in a derogatory chant following the Cougars' 96-95 win in Saturday's men's basketball game.

The University of Arizona has apologized for a derogatory chant aimed at BYU following their 96-95 upset of the No. 19 Wildcats.

Prior to Saturday, Arizona was 43-1 under Tommy Lloyd when it scored 90 points in a game. After facing BYU, however, that record is now 43-2. Lloyd’s No. 19-ranked Wildcats fell in dramatic, 96-95 fashion to the Cougars Saturday night in Tucson, with a controversial foul call leading to the eventual game-winning free throws from Richie Saunders.

There's no other way around it... the call at the end of the Arizona-BYU game on Saturday night was a total disaster