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ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils head west for a stiff test against UCLA

by Ethan Gaines - January 19, 2017January 21, 2017

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) After a tough loss to rival Arizona, ASU faces an even tougher test as they square up against number 3 ranked UCLA on the road. With a few extremely talented freshmen, UCLA (18-1) has managed to reclaim its place amongst the elite college basketball programs in the country. The Bruins

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils underwhelm in Tucson, falling to the Wildcats 91-75

by Ethan Gaines - January 12, 2017January 13, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a strong second half, Arizona State just couldn’t make up the difference in a tough 91-75 loss on the road to number 16 Arizona. The star of the night for the Wildcats (16-2) was freshman forward Lauri Markkanen. The Finnish sensation was phenomenal all night, dominating ASU on

ASU Men’s Basketball: Showdown in Tucson looms large for Sun Devils

by Troy Tauscher - January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After last week's win over Colorado, Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley fired up his team by saying "If anyone wants to win in Arizona, they better go to f***ing Tucson." Now, it will be his team's turn to try and win down south, when the Devils travel

ASU Men’s Basketball: Recapping the Utah and Colorado thrillers

by Troy Tauscher - January 8, 2017January 12, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona Stae split two games in its second week of Pac-12 action, coming out with a clutch victory over Colorado on Thursday before dropping off in crunch time against Utah on Saturday. The 78-77 win against Colorado was ASU's first home game of the Pac-12 schedule. The two teams

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils battle until the end but come up short against Utah

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by Ethan Gaines - January 7, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a valiant late-game surge, the Arizona State Sun Devils fell to Utah 88-82 at home in Tempe. Size was once again a major issue for ASU (9-8), as they faced a Utah team with a plethora of skilled big men. Utah junior forward Kyle Kuzma was absolutely dominant all

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils look to ride the momentum into matchup against Utah

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by Troy Tauscher - January 7, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With momentum on his team's side following a big win over Colorado, Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley and the Sun Devil squad will have to defend their home court again on Saturday, this time against the Utah Utes. Utah comes into the game 10-4 overall, and 1-1 in Pac-12 play.

ASU Men’s Basketball: Tra Holder digs deep to win the game at the line for the Sun Devils

by Troy Tauscher - January 5, 2017January 6, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) A player who shoots 3-14 from the field wouldn’t be the expected choice for hero of the game, but Tra Holder boldly defied expectations, making the clutch play that helped the Arizona State Sun Devils earn a 78-77 win over the Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday. Holder’s heroics came on

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils take on Colorado in their Pac-12 home opener

by Ethan Gaines - January 5, 2017January 6, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State will look to get back on track Thursday as they take on the Colorado Buffaloes at home in Tempe in their Pac-12 home opener. The Sun Devils (8-7) started their Pac-12 campaign off with two tough road games against Stanford and Cal, splitting the two with a

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils sputter on the offensive end as they fall to the Cal Golden Bears

by Cole Feinbloom - January 1, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After an uptempo and even first half, a demoralized ASU squad unraveled in the second half, falling to the Cal Golden Bears 81-65. Both teams came out of the gate firing, as Obinna Oleka hit the first three for the Sun Devils to open up the scoring, and on

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils try and start the new year with a Northern California sweep

by Ethan Gaines - January 1, 2017

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) Arizona State will look to continue their positive momentum on January 1 as they face off against Cal on the road. Cal holds a 9-4 record and is coming off of two straight losses at home, albeit against top competition. They lost both affairs in tight games, losing by