(Photo Credit: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) The ninth-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils held off the eighth-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores to pick up a 69-61 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Toledo, Ohio. Vanderbilt had only lost in the first round once in their past 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In
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Sun Devils fight off Colorado down the stretch to snap skid
(Photo Credit: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) No. 20 Arizona State (21-6, 10-5) ended their three-game losing streak Friday, defeating Colorado (14-12, 4-11) 55-51 in the Sun Devils' Play4Kay game. Throughout the first half, tight defense and poor shooting percentages kept the game neck and neck. Though ASU shot only 35 percent from the field,
Hobbled Sun Devils need to find a solution fast
Golden Bears use dominant second half to race past Sun Devils
(Photo Credit: Steve Rodriguez/Sun Devil Athletics) No. 15 Arizona State (20-6, 9-5) came into Berkeley on Sunday trying to come back from their worst loss of the season against Stanford on Friday, but were unsuccessful in that attempt, as the No. 22 California Golden Bears (18-7, 10-4) came away victorious, 74-63. Cal
Sun Devils keep Wildcats winless in conference play
(Photo Credit: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) In their third game in five days, the No. 11 Arizona State Sun Devils came away with another victory, this time over in-state rival Arizona, 60-34. ASU came out sluggish in the first half, and at one point failed to score over a six-minute stretch. During that drought,
Sun Devils cruise past Hawai’i
(Photo Credit: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State women’s basketball team opened up their season with a bang today at Wells Fargo Arena against the University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine, cruising to an 84-44 victory. ASU head coach Charli Turner Thorne was pleased to see redshirt senior guard Deja Mann, and transfer redshirt