(Photo: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball and Southern California are in the bottom half of the Pac-12 standings, but the stars were shining in the City of Angels. Desert Financial Arena had Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray in attendance for the first half of the Territorial Cup last week, but that
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ASU visits USC to begin its final road trip of the season
(Photo: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) The first week of March serves as the final preparations for the ultimate push towards an NCAA Tournament berth. The facts are unmistakable: neither Arizona State men’s basketball (14-15, 8-10 Pac-12) nor USC (12-17, 6-12 Pac-12) are expecting an at-large bid into the postseason. That leaves one avenue
Sun Devil Faithful brings the energy to Desert Financial Arena
High-energy defense and effort helped ASU to 82-67 victory over USC
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) A deafening din filled every inch of air in Desert Financial Arena. Raucous applause and cheers rained down on Arizona State Men’s basketball’s (11-7, 5-2 Pac-12) graduate wing Jose Perez, who was giddily skipping in front of the near record-setting student section. He was waving his arms
ASU looks to rebound from a frustrating loss against USC on Saturday
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) One could feel the unbridled indignation emanating from the podium. One of college basketball's greatest floor generals sat visibly quivering from anger that stemmed from the belief of a visceral injustice done to his team. Arizona State Men’s basketball (10-7, 4-2 Pac-12) head coach Bobby Hurley must now
Sun Devils defensive identity falls apart in loss to USC
Sun Devils hope to bounce back against USC after UCLA loss
(Photo: Max Zepeda/WCSN) In front of over 5,000 students, which was the biggest student crowd in Arizona State men’s basketball history (15-4, 6-2 Pac-12), the Sun Devils impressed for 35 minutes, leading for a majority of the game, but ultimately came up short against No. 5 UCLA. A huge 16-2 run from
ASU Men’s Basketball: Defense strong, not enough in 58-53 loss to USC
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State Men's Basketball fumbled down the stretch to the No. 19 ranked USC Trojans on Thursday night, falling 58-53 in front of an energetic crowd at Desert Financial Arena. Junior forward Jalen Graham made a layup to polish off an 8-0 run for ASU that pushed its lead