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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: The Sun Devils battle until the end but come up short against Utah

Men's Basketball

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: A barrage of 3-Pointers lead the Sun Devils to a 74-63 victory over the Aztecs

by Steven Van Durme - December 10, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Mountain West Conference must be tired of seeing Arizona State shoot the basketball. A week after tying a program record with 18 made 3-pointers against the UNLV Rebels, the Sun Devils used a barrage from behind the arc in the second half to defeat San Diego State on

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils head to the big apple to take on the Purdue Boilermakers

by Troy Tauscher - December 6, 2016December 8, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The month of December is no cakewalk for the Arizona State Sun Devils, who continue their brutal non-conference schedule on Tuesday with a neutral-site contest at the historic Madison Square Garden against the #18 Purdue Boilermakers in the Jimmy V Classic. Purdue (6-2) is coming off a big win against Morehead State.

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils look to bounce back against Tulane

by Steven Van Durme - November 18, 2016November 18, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils look to bounce back from their first setback of the season when they take on the Tulane Green Wave Friday at the Tire Pros Invitational. The Sun Devils were dominated in all aspects Thursday against Northern Iowa, as they allowed the Panthers to

ASU Men’s Basketball: ASU faces tough opening round test against Northern Iowa

Men's Basketball

by Ethan Gaines - November 17, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Coming off of a dominant, blowout victory over Cal Poly, the Arizona State Sun Devils are getting ready to take on the Northern Iowa Panthers Thursday in their first game of the Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando, Florida. ASU (2-0) comes into the contest after two strong performances at home,

ASU Men’s Basketball: Torian Graham explodes in Sun Devils’ win over Cal Poly

by Troy Tauscher - November 13, 2016November 17, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite giving them a few scares in the first half, the Arizona State Sun Devils sent fans at Wells Fargo Arena home happy with a 96-74 win over the Cal Poly Mustangs on Sunday night. As they did in their season opener against Portland State, the Sun Devils got

ASU Men’s Basketball: Utah Preview

by Drew Andre - February 24, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Following a much-needed week off, the short-handed Sun Devils get back to work Thursday in Salt Lake City. No. 22 Utah has owned ASU as of late sweeping the season series two years straight, and the general consensus is that nothing will change. The Sun Devils head to Salt

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils blow out Oregon State

by Zane Hopen - January 28, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Uncharacteristically, Arizona State shot out of the gates and buried the Oregon State Beavers early, getting the win 86-68. Senior forward Willie Atwood had 13 points and six rebounds for the Sun Devils, and freshman forward Tres Tinkle had 12 for the Beavers. ASU got off to a