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ASU Men’s Basketball: Upset win over No. 6 Arizona more than just one victory this season

by Zac Pacleb - February 7, 2015February 11, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With Arizona State clinging to a 72-68 lead with less than a minute to go and the shot clock winding down, senior forward Bo Barnes sank a three-pointer to stretch the Sun Devil lead and essentially put a dagger into No. 6 Arizona. The shot, according to Barnes’ teammates,

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils stun No. 6 Arizona in Tempe for the second straight season.

by Zac Pacleb - February 7, 2015February 7, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In traditional Territorial Cup logic, Arizona State broke all logical analytic predictions and stunned No. 6 Arizona, 81-78. To make a long story short, this game was strange. Despite having nine first-half turnovers, the Sun Devils maintained a 41-34 lead heading into the locker room, and the game was

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils kick off the second half of Pac-12 play against No. 6 Arizona

by Zac Pacleb - February 7, 2015February 7, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State men's basketball kicks off the second half of Pac-12 play by hosting No. 6 Arizona for the second leg of the Territorial Cup. In their first bout with the Wildcats, the Sun Devils fell in Tucson by 24 points, 73-49. ASU struggled immensely on offense with not

ASU Men’s Basketball: In the Sun Devils’ last stretch of games, Tra Holder has stood out

by Zane Hopen - February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Transitioning to the next level of anything can make or break a career. In sports, especially, players that excel at the high school level may not be exceptional college players. Athletes at the professional level were all outperforming their competition day-by-day in college, but not all of those

ASU Men’s Basketball: Despite strong efforts from McKissic and Holder, Sun Devils cannot overcome poor free throw shooting against Oregon

by Zac Pacleb - January 30, 2015January 30, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a barrage of late-game fireworks, Arizona State could not overcome poor free-throw shooting and fell to the Oregon Ducks, 68-67. With ASU trailing 60-57, senior forward McKissic knocked down a pull-up three to tie the game with 1.2 seconds remaining to force an extra five minutes. McKissic admitted

ASU Men’s Basketball: Despite late-game heroics, Sun Devils fall to Oregon in overtime

by Zane Hopen - January 30, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In a heart breaking loss that came down to the last second, ASU falls to Oregon at home 68-67. Senior forward Shaquielle McKissic led the way for the Devils with 24 points, and the Ducks’ high point man was junior forward Elgin Cook with 22. Both teams came out

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils host Oregon and look to split the season-series

by Zane Hopen - January 30, 2015January 30, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State faces Oregon after winning three of its last four games and will be looking to split the season series with the Ducks. In their last contest, the Sun Devils blew out the Oregon State Beavers 73-55 after their eight-point loss to the Beavers on January 8. Senior

ASU Men’s Basketball: A hot first half of offense sparks the Sun Devils over Oregon State

by Kristina Vicario - January 28, 2015January 28, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Hot shooting gave the Arizona State Sun Devils their third conference win after a 73-55 beat-down against the Oregon State Beavers in Wells Fargo Arena. The Sun Devils came out on fire in the first half. Freshman point guard Tra Holder particularly was aggressive on the offensive end, knocking down a

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils welcome Oregon State for the second matchup between the two teams

by Zane Hopen - January 28, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After a game where we may have seen the rebirth of the Arizona State Sun Devils, they fell at the hands of a talented Stanford team, but now look to bounce back against Oregon State. Despite winning their last two matchups before that game, they found troubles on

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils fail to contain a hot Stanford offense and lose in Palo Alto

by Kristina Vicario - January 25, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils came out on the losing end of a hard-fought battle Saturday night as the Stanford Cardinal slid past the Sun Devils 89-70. This game was a stunning three-point exhibition. ASU senior forward Jon Gilling was hot from the beginning, cashing in a perfect 3-for-3