(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Before heading back to Tempe, Arizona State Men's Basketball (6-12, 2-6 Pac-12) headed south to Tucson to take on No. 3 ranked Arizona (17-2, 7-1 Pac-12) on Saturday. ASU fell to the Wildcats 67-56, losing its third consecutive game. The Sun Devils came out of the gates firing on all
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ASU Men’s Basketball: Strong start falls short in 78-56 USC loss
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) The saying is a classic: live by the three, die by the three. Monday night’s bout between Arizona State Men's Basketball (6-11, 2-5 Pac-12) and the No. 15 ranked USC Trojans (17-2, 7-2 Pac-12) quickly turned into a shootout on one end as USC trounced ASU 78-56. The Sun Devils
ASU Men’s Basketball: Paint play key without Hurley, Heath against USC
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) At 9:00 p.m. MST on Monday night, Arizona State Men's Basketball (6-10, 2-4 Pac-12) will cap its brief two-game stint out west against No. 16 ranked USC (16-2, 6-2 Pac-12) without the likes of head coach Bobby Hurley and sophomore guard Jay Heath. Per Pac-12 Conference Commissioner George Kliavkoff
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils fall to Stanford 79-76, fall out with refs
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) After entering the second half of his team's game against Stanford on Saturday night down 10 points, Arizona State Men's Basketball head coach Bobby Hurley decided to implement a full-court press on the Cardinal. But, before the defensive scheme could make any impact on the game, both Hurley
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils lose lead in closing moments
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State Men’s Basketball’s three consecutive wins heading into Sunday night's game against San Francisco were decided by mere margins. Down 63-60 against the Dons entering crunch-time, a win or loss was primed to conclude in similarly tight fashion. On the butt of back-to-back buckets from sophomore guards DJ
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils look to snap skid against Oregon
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Pac-12 Conference play in college basketball has barely begun. Some teams have faced their first conference opponent. Others haven’t. But there is one thing all the conference’s squads do share thus far: growing pains. For Arizona State Men's Basketball (2-6, Pac-12 0-1) and Oregon (5-3, Pac-12 0-0) in particular,
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils blown out, finish last at Battle4Atlantis Tourney
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) The Battle4Atlantis Tournament's grand finale was not its championship matchup between Baylor and Michigan State. The Bears’ victory opened the third day of play on Friday. Instead, it was a showdown between two defeated teams desperately determined for a victory to close out their time in Nassau: Arizona State
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils fall to Syracuse 92-84 despite late surge
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) Down 84-71 with 3:32 remaining, Arizona State Men's Basketball head coach Bobby Hurley removed the lid on Pandora’s box. Looking to mount a comeback, he opted to exchange twos at the stripe for three-pointers on the Sun Devils' end of the floor. Syracuse’s junior center Jesse Edwards received the first
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils test reigning champs Baylor, lose 75-63
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) Arizona State Men's Basketball (2-3) dropped its first matchup in the Battle4Atlantis Tournament, but in digestible fashion to heavily favored Baylor (5-0), who came in as the defending national champions. With the Bears coming into the contest ranked No. 6 in the country and winning each of their first
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils drop nail-biter to San Diego State 65-63
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) With just 34.5 seconds left in regulation, the tension in Viejas Arena was palpable. It was Arizona State Men's Basketball's possession. San Diego State led by one, breaking a prior tie at 63 thanks to a free-throw line floater from fifth-year senior guard Trey Pulliam. Twenty-six seconds flashed on the