Men’s Basketball | March 1, 2023
TEMPE, Ariz. – Sun Devil Men’s Basketball wraps up the regular season with a road trip to Los Angeles, starting with a matchup against No. 4 UCLA.
Arizona State (20-9, 11-7) looks to knock off their second consecutive Top-10 opponent on the road in a difficult environment, with the Bruins winning their last 23 games at Pauley Pavilion. The Sun Devils reached the 20-win mark in style to move into sole possesion of fourth place in the Pac-12. Games against two of the top three teams in the conference provide huge opporutnities for Head Coach Bobby Hurley‘s team to boost their postseason resume.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The Sun Devil Men’s Basketball game against No. 4 UCLA will be the prime time broadcast on ESPN at 7 PM MST. Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Corey Williams (analyst) will be on the call. All 31 of Arizona State’s games this season plus the entire Pac-12 Conference Tournament will be televised, with Coach Hurley’s squad making appearances on ESPN, FOX, CBS, and Pac-12 Network in addition to several major network affiliates. Following their iconic call of the shot to beat No. 7 Arizona, make sure to listen to Tim Healey and Kyle Dodd on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (KMVP). The action can also be tracked via live stats available here.
LAST TIME OUT
Desmond Cambridge Jr. and Arizona State Men’s Basketball sunk the No. 7 Arizona Wildcats on a halfcourt heave at the buzzer, 89-88, last Saturday afternoon at the McKale Memorial Center in Tucson. The astonishing scenes were exacerbated by comeback heroics and tense momentum swings. In front of a hostile, sold-out crowd, Arizona State (20-9, 11-7) resisted an 11-point second half swing, trailing by as many as 10 with 6:30 left in regulation. From that juncture, the Sun Devils allowed just one field goal and finished the contest on a 21-10 scoring advantage.
After Arizona center Oumar Ballo went 1-2 from the free throw line with 2.9 seconds to go, Cambridge Jr. launched from beyond halfcourt and connected on one of the biggest shots in program history. He paced the Arizona State offense with 19 points and was supported by DJ Horne’s 18. Five men put double-digit scoring tallies for the Sun Devils.
ANYWHERE. ANYTIME. ANYONE.
The Sun Devils have 10 wins away from home. The national lead is 12 and only seven teams in…
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