It’s the second day of the Pac-12 Tournament with a quarterfinal matchup on the hardwood in the city that never sleeps. The sixth-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils are the “road” team as they take on the third-seeded USC Trojans, with a spot in the semifinals on the line, Thursday night. Arizona State slogged their way through an uninspiring 63-57 win over 11th-seeded Oregon State in their first-round matchup late Wednesday night, though they failed to cover as a 9.5-point favorite. USC ended their regular season on a positive note as they took down Arizona State 68-65 at home Saturday night, though they failed to cover the line as a 4.5-point favorite. In the all-time series between the programs, the Trojans own a 62-42 advantage and, after Saturday’s win, have taken the last seven meetings.
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Arizona State was less than impressive for long stretches of their first-round clash with Oregon State but managed to prevail, mainly due to defense and the Beavers’ offensive ineptitude. The Sun Devils improved to 21-11 overall with the win and finished the regular season with an 11-9 mark in conference play. Against Oregon State, Arizona State led by as many as eight with just under five minutes to play in the opening half, only to see their edge trimmed to three at intermission. The Sun Devils used a 10-0 run midway through the second half to break a 36-36 tie and led the rest of the way, though it was hardly easy. Arizona State didn’t hit a field goal over the final 4:01 of regulation and survived as Oregon State had just one field goal in the final 6:14 of the game. The Sun Devils shot 39.7% from the floor, including five of 21 from beyond the arc, and missed seven of 19 free throws yet still managed to win the game. Warr en Washington led the Sun Devils with 15 points and nine rebounds in the win.
The Sun Devils put up an average of 70.7 points per contest this season, putting them 198th in the nation in scoring offense. Arizona State hauls in 37.3 rebounds per game (52nd) while dishing out 14.2 assists a night on the year. The Sun Devils are above average defensively so far as they are 104th in scoring defense by allowing 67.6 points per game this season. DJ Horne is third on the team in scoring with 12.1 points plus 3.4 rebounds per game this season. Desmond Cambridge Jr. (13.4 points, 3.4 boards), Frankie Collins (10.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists) and Marcus Bagley (12.5 points, four rebounds) each are secondary scoring options. Devan Cambridge (10 points, 5.5 rebounds), Warren Washington, Austin Nunez, Alonzo Gaffney, Luther Muhammad, Jamiya Neal and Duke Brennan are all averaging double-digit minutes a night for co ach Bobby Hurley. Arizona State shoots 41.8% from the floor as a team this year. The Sun Devils drain 7.4 triples a night and shoot 31.3% of their long-range attempts. Arizona State is converting only 69.5% of their chances at the free throw line this season.
Bagley played just two games before getting suspended and has not been reinstated by the program. Nunez last played on February 18 against Utah and is not expected to play in this game as he deals with concussion symptoms.
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