Cardinal huddle after a foul is called on ASU’s Mickey Mitchell.
Arizona State:
- ASU came into today #43 on the Big Board, currently an 11-seed
- Sun Devils come in with a 3-game win streak, including a sweep of the LA schools last week
- Devils push the pace. #15 Tempo nationally.
- 4 true road wins, none against teams near the projected at-large cut
- ASU leads the Pac-12 in Conference play with turning other teams over. Bobby Hurley’s bunch uses ball pressure to get teams to cough it up and make rushed decisions.
Stanford:
- Playing without leading scorer (15.9 ppg) and rebounder Oscar da Silva (6.3)
- Only scheduled meeting vs. ASU this season
- Cardinal has dropped 5 of their last 6, looking to stop the bleeding tonight.
- 15th best 3pt. FG% shooting in the nation.
GAME ACTION
Pregame conversations in the media room and just observing Stanford in warmups, you can tell the absence of star Oscar Da Silva is very apparent. Arizona State came out on a mission to attack and expose Stanford tonight, Sun Devils put up the first seven points of the game. ASU star guard Remy Martin opened the game with five quick ones. Stanford bounced back with a couple of Spencer Jones trey’s.
1st Media Timeout: Arizona State 9, Stanford 6
Jaiden Delaire came in off the bench and started filling it up for the Cardinal. Back-to-back layups got Stanford in front for the first time tonight. He also added a free throw during this sequence.
2nd Media Timeout: Stanford 13, Arizona State 12.
This Arizona State offense really goes when Alonzo Verge comes in and gets going. And sure enough, right on queue, Verge drains two jumpers. And on top of that, ASU reserve Jalen Graham had an emphatic jam. Later, Kimani Lawrence got into the act by hitting a three and a layup. Stanford continues to shoot themselves in the foot with careless turnovers. It is now a 17-4 run for ASU.
3rd Media Timeout: Arizona State 29, Stanford 17
Daejon Davis had himself a 3-point play to help Stanford get somewhat back on track. Spencer Jones hit another three and Delaire added a dunk. Remy Martin was able to mix in a made jumper. ASU now playing a bit sloppy, they’ve committed a handful of turnovers lately.
4th Media Timeout: Arizona State 33, Stanford 25
The final sequence of the first half began with Verge and Martin getting to the free throw line and connecting on three free throws. Stanford responded with a couple of their own free throws by Tyrell Terry. Terry came down and contributed a layup in the final seconds of the half.
Halftime: Arizona State 36, Stanford 29
2nd Half
Lawrence draws a quick foul, I am now on the baseline watching for this segment. Lawrence ended up making one of two from the stripe. After a Stanford miss, Romello White came down and drilled a pretty jumper. Tyrell Terry and Daejon Davis would eventually respond. But then Verge ripped off a three layups ad a couple of free throws in just a couple of minutes.
1st Media Timeout: Arizona State 49, Stanford 36
Stanford’s Bryce Wills really showed up during this sequence. The 6-6 sophomore found multiple ways to score with fast break points and a post-up layup. All said and done, the Cardinal are now just down by six.
2nd Media Timeout: Arizona State 55, Stanford 49