A pair of Pac-12 programs do battle against one another on the hardwood as they tangle in the Beehive State. The Arizona State Sun Devils are on the road as they travel to take on the Utah Utes Saturday night. Arizona State was on the road against Colorado Thursday night in their previous contest, falling 82-70, though they covered the line as a 15.5-point underdog. Utah was at home Thursday night as they hosted #8 Arizona in their previous contest, battling to the end before falling 105-99 in triple overtime, failing to cover the line as a 4.5-point underdog. In the all-time series between the teams, the Utes own a 35-27 advantage but the Sun Devils have won the last four meetings. That includes an 82-70 home win in the first meeting this season on January 4.
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Arizona State saw their free fall continue as they lost their fifth straight and their seventh in the last eight games with a road loss to Colorado. The Sun Devils dropped to 11-12 overall and stand ninth in the Pac-12 with a 5-7 mark in conference play. Against Colorado, Arizona State gave up the first 12 points of the game and never recovered. The Sun Devils were down 21-3 just over six minutes into the game, leaving an uphill climb the rest of the way. Arizona State got within four with 2:48 to play in the first half but ended up down nine at the half. The Sun Devils trailed by as many as 17 in the second half and couldn’t get closer than five as they went down in defeat. Arizona State shot 44.3% from the field, including seven of 22 from three-point range, and lost the rebounding battle 37-24 in the game. Frankie Collins led the Sun Devils with 18 points in the loss.
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The Sun Devils put up an average of 69 points per contest this season, putting them 299th in the nation in scoring offense. Arizona State hauls in 33.1 rebounds per game (310th) while dishing out 12.1 assists a night on the year. The Sun Devils are average defensively so far as they are 201st in scoring defense by allowing 72.4 points per game this season. Frankie Collins is one of four players for the Sun Devils scoring in double figures with 13.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists a night. Jose Perez (12.4 points, 3.9 boards, 2.8 assists), Adam Miller (10.8 points) and Jamiya Neal (11 points, 5.4 boards) are solid secondary scoring options. Alonzo Gaffney, Bryant Selebangue, Kamari Lands, Shawn Phillips Jr., Brycen Long, Zane Meeks, Braelon Green and Akil Watson are all averaging solid minutes for coach Bobby Hurley. Arizona State shoots 41.5% from the floor as a team this year. The Sun Devils drain 6.9 triples a night and shoot 29.9% of their long-range attempts. Arizona State is converting only 65.2% of their chances at the free throw line this season, leaving them 340th in Division I.
Meeks (foot) last played on November 24 while Long (illness) last took the floor on December 20. Both players are out indefinitely at this point.
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