(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) After returning home from Shanghai, China, the Sun Devils expected to rebound. It so turned out that returning to the home confines of Desert Financial Arena was just the spark ASU needed to rectify their non-conference slate. Arizona State (1-1) defeated Central Connecticut State (0-3), 90-49, in the team’s
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ASU Men’s Basketball: Inconsistent attack costs Sun Devils in season-opening loss to Colorado
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils season-opening trip to China ended on a sour note, losing their first game of 2019-20 to the Colorado Buffalos 81-71 on Friday. ASU started from behind before the opening tipoff, as forwards Romello White and Taeshon Cherry were suspended due to violations of team
ASU Men’s Basketball: White, Cheatham Take Lead in ASU’s 83-72 win over UCLA in Pac-12 Quaterfinals
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils came into Thursday’s Pac-12 Tournament matchup against UCLA having won six of its last eight games, playing some of its best basketball coming down the stretch, which they continued to do in an 83-72 win over the Bruins in Las Vegas. Romello White led
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils can’t overcome big night from Colorado backcourt
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils (16-8, 7-5 Pac-12) fell to the Colorado Buffaloes (15-9, 6-6) 77-73 Wednesday night, making them losers in two of their last three games. More than anything else, this matchup was defined by CU’s backcourt outperforming ASU’s. The Buffs were led by sophomore guard McKinley Wright
ASU Men’s Basketball GALLERY: 91-70 Loss to Washington State
ASU Men’s Basketball: ASU responds, hands UW first conference loss of season
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Coming off of arguably its most devastating loss of the season, ASU bounced back in resounding fashion by handing Washington its first conference loss of the season 75-63. "It's a good sign," head coach Bobby Hurley said. "I think bad teams, just average teams, or mediocre teams would go
ASU Men’s Basketball: Thrilling Territorial Cup ends with Sun Devils outplaying Wildcats in overtime, Hurley’s first coaching victory over Arizona
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Before the crowd of 14,731 showed up to Wells Fargo Arena, before ASU got to its pregame shootaround and even before the team got to watch film as it normally does before shootaround, coach Bobby Hurley was running sprints. “We’re on the court and we’re like ‘what’re we doing,
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils fall short in back-and-forth duel with Trojans
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) In a tightly contested 40-minute battle, the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-6, 5-3 Pac-12) were defeated by the USC Trojans (12-8, 5-2) 69-67 after freshman Luguentz Dort’s desperation three- taken with 0.6 seconds to shoot- missed off the backboard. USC senior Bennie Boatwright’s triple with 14 seconds to play
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils dominate Beavers early, hold on in the end to secure victory
(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) Speaking to the media Tuesday, coach Bobby Hurley pinned his team’s defense as one of its strengths despite allowing 85 points to a mediocre Stanford team. Thursday night, it was defense that secured the victory for the Sun Devils (12-5, 3-2 Pac-12) in a 70-67 win over the Oregon
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils blown out by Stanford after lethargic second half
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Stanford Cardinal (8-8, 1-3) dominated the Arizona State Sun Devils (11-5, 2-2) in the second half, expanding on a two-point halftime lead to an 85-71 victory. In their worst showing of a young Pac-12 season, the Sun Devils were most notably outdone at the free throw line and