Arizona State Falls To Arizona In Spirited Rivalry Contest

TEMPE -- The Arizona State Sun Devils (10,7, 1-3 Big 12) dropped an incredibly competitory crippled against nan #1 Arizona Wildcats (17-0, 4-0) by a people of 89-82 connected Wednesday nighttime from McKale halfway successful Tucson.

The Sun Devils were coming into nan crippled having won their erstwhile crippled against Kansas State, while Arizona dominated TCU connected Saturday successful their ain right.

Follow cardinal happenings from nan high-intensity conflict that was pinch ASU connected SI below.

First Half

Hurley started nan crippled pinch a starting portion of Moe Odum, Anthony "Pig" Johnson, Santiago Trouet, Allen Mukeba, and Massamba Diop - nan aforesaid arsenic nan Kansas State victory.

Arizona State sewage disconnected to an admirable start, arsenic they were moving nan shot pinch expedience, played fierce defense without being reckless, and knocked down timely jumpers.

The Sun Devils took a 12-9 lead going into nan under-16 timeout, and stayed comparatively moreover successful nan minutes that followed.

Arizona State re-took a lead of 34-33 astatine nan 2:49 people aft nan Wildcats built up a lead arsenic overmuch arsenic six points - mostly owed to a discrepancy successful free propulsion attempts.

Bryce Ford - who returned from a 2 crippled absence connected Wednesday - knocked down a three-point look to return a 39-36 lead pinch 34 seconds remaining successful nan half. Arizona scored a bucket successful nan closing seconds of nan half to bring nan ASU lead to 39-38 going into nan locker room.

Second Half

The Wildcats sewage disconnected to a speedy commencement successful nan 2nd half, but an unthinkable effort from Diop continued to support nan Sun Devils wrong 2 possessions passim nan first 8 minutes of nan 2nd period.

The Arizona lead was upped to 7 points connected respective different occasions, but nan Sun Devils continued to show grit successful an effort to enactment successful nan game.

The Sun Devils continued to garbage to spell softly successful nan location agelong of nan contest, arsenic they trim nan Arizona lead to 83-79 pinch 1:37 near successful nan crippled disconnected of an Odum elbow jumper.

The Wildcats ended up simply making 1 play excessively many, and freshman Koa Peat earned a triumph complete nan squad he selected Arizona complete successful his recruiting process.

Key Performers

Massamba Diop - 16 PTS, 6 REB, 7-11 FG

Moe Odum - 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4-11 3PTFG

Bryce Ford - 9 PTS, 2 REB, 4-6 FG

Noah Meeusen - 12 PTS, 2 AST, 2 BLK, 4-5 3PTFG

What's Next

The Sun Devils wrap up their two-game roadworthy travel connected Sunday, erstwhile they return connected nan top-10 Houston Cougars.

Read much connected why nan Arizona State men's hoops squad will transcend expectations successful nan 2025-26 season here, and connected why nan agleam early of nan shot programme isn’t dimmed by nan nonaccomplishment to Arizona here.

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