Arizona State beats No. 21 Washington State 73-61, snapping Cougars' eight-game win streak
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Jose Perez scored 16 points, Frankie Collins added 14 and Arizona State surprised No. 21 Washington State 73-61 on Saturday night, ending the Cougars' eight-game winning streak.
Washington State (21-7, 12-5 Pac-12) trailed by seven at halftime, but opened the second half on a 9-0 run to take a 38-36 lead, which was its first advantage since early in the first half.
Arizona State (14-14, 8-9) roared right back, scoring the next seven points to regain the lead. The Sun Devils wouldn't trail again.
“Our defense was up to the challenge tonight,” Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley said. “We did a lot of things you have to do to beat a team that's very deserving of a top 25 ranking.”
The game stayed tight for much of the second half, but every time the Cougars got a few buckets, it seemed the Sun Devils responded with a big shot. Arizona State's defense turned up the pressure late with blocked shots on back-to-back possessions, and the last one resulted in a fastbreak layup for Adam Miller and a 64-55 lead with 3:38 left.
“We got outplayed today - we got outcompeted,” Washington State coach Kyle Smith said. “It's more of a hat-tip to them. They came out from the get-go. We turned it over seven times in the first eight minutes and it put us on our heels.”
Miller's 3-pointer with 1:50 left gave the Sun Devils a 69-57 lead. He finished with 12 points. Bryant Selebangue added nine points and seven rebounds, including four on the offensive end.
Arizona State stopped a two-game skid and bounced back from a gut-wrenching overtime loss to Washington on Thursday.
“We needed a spark,” Selebangue said. “Beating a ranked team, that's something we needed.”
Washington State split its two games since being ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the 2007-08 season. The Cougars - now a half-game behind Arizona for the Pac-12 lead - scored a huge win over the fourth-ranked Wildcats on Thursday before falling to the Sun Devils.
Issac Jones led Washington State with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Myles Rice added 13 points. The Cougars shot just 3 of 18 (17%) on 3-pointers.
The Sun Devils went on a 13-0 run early in the first half and pushed to an 18-6 lead. The Cougars recovered fairly quickly, cutting the margin to one, but Arizona State took a 36-29 lead into halftime after shooting 53% from the field.
BIG PICTURE
Washington State: The Cougars didn't have a good start and that gave the Sun Devils some much-needed confidence. Washington State still looks like a solid NCAA Tournament team, but will now need some help from other teams to win the Pac-12 regular-season title.
Arizona State: The Sun Devils played some of their best basketball of the season, which is a good sign for Hurley, whose job security is a lingering question. Arizona State is a flawed team, but its athleticism and toughness could make it a tough out in the Pac-12 tournament in March.
UP NEXT
Washington State: Host USC on Thursday.
Arizona State: Host Arizona on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Oscar Cluff vs. Shawn Phillips Jr. (Frankie Collins gains possession) | |||
19:30 | Frankie Collins misses three point jump shot | |||
19:28 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
19:16 | Adam Miller shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul) | |||
19:16 | Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
19:16 | +1 | Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-0 | |
19:02 | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
19:00 | Myles Rice defensive rebound | |||
18:53 | Myles Rice misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
18:51 | Jose Perez defensive rebound | |||
18:45 | Frankie Collins misses two point layup | |||
18:43 | Frankie Collins offensive rebound | |||
18:41 | Frankie Collins misses two point layup | |||
18:39 | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | |||
18:36 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
18:34 | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | |||
18:24 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists) | 4-0 | |
18:11 | Frankie Collins misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
18:09 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
18:00 | Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Jamiya Neal steals) | |||
17:58 | Jaylen Wells personal foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul) | |||
17:51 | +2 | Adam Miller makes two point pullup jump shot (Frankie Collins assists) | 4-2 | |
17:26 | Oscar Cluff misses two point layup | |||
17:24 | Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound | |||
17:17 | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point stepback jump shot | 4-4 | |
16:57 | Isaac Jones turnover (lost ball) (Frankie Collins steals) | |||
16:53 | +2 | Frankie Collins makes two point layup | 4-6 | |
16:43 | Frankie Collins personal foul | |||
16:43 | Oscar Cluff turnover (out of bounds) | |||
16:26 | Jose Perez misses two point jump shot | |||
16:24 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
16:13 | Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) (Jose Perez steals) | |||
16:03 | +2 | Frankie Collins makes two point driving finger roll layup | 4-8 | |
16:02 | Cougars 30 second timeout | |||
16:02 | TV timeout | |||
15:53 | Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) | |||
15:32 | Jose Perez offensive foul (Myles Rice draws the foul) | |||
15:32 | Jose Perez turnover (offensive foul) | |||
15:03 | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | |||
15:01 | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | |||
14:43 | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point cutting dunk (Alonzo Gaffney assists) | 4-10 | |
14:29 | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | |||
14:27 | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | |||
14:20 | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
14:18 | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | |||
14:08 | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | |||
14:06 | Adam Miller defensive rebound | |||
13:51 | +3 | Frankie Collins makes three point stepback jump shot | 4-13 | |
13:26 | Rueben Chinyelu misses two point jump shot | |||
13:24 | Kymany Houinsou offensive rebound | |||
13:18 | +2 | Kymany Houinsou makes two point putback layup | 6-13 | |
13:09 | Official timeout | |||
12:51 | Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot | |||
12:49 | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | |||
12:43 | Rueben Chinyelu offensive foul (Kamari Lands draws the foul) | |||
12:43 | Rueben Chinyelu turnover (offensive foul) | |||
12:25 | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | |||
12:23 | Isaiah Watts defensive rebound | |||
12:00 | Oscar Cluff turnover (bad pass) | |||
12:00 | TV timeout | |||
11:35 | Kamari Lands misses two point jump shot | |||
11:33 | Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound | |||
11:29 | +2 | Bryant Selebangue makes two point putback layup | 6-15 | |
11:11 | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | |||
11:09 | Alonzo Gaffney defensive rebound | |||
10:33 | +3 | Jose Perez makes three point stepback jump shot | 6-18 | |
10:14 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 8-18 | |
10:01 | Frankie Collins turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Watts steals) | |||
9:43 | Myles Rice turnover (back court violation) | |||
9:30 | Frankie Collins turnover (out of bounds) | |||
9:17 | +3 | Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists) | 11-18 | |
8:59 | Shawn Phillips Jr. turnover (lost ball) | |||
8:46 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Isaac Jones assists) | 14-18 | |
8:26 | Myles Rice personal foul (Frankie Collins draws the foul) | |||
8:21 | Isaac Jones shooting foul (Jose Perez draws the foul) | |||
8:21 | +1 | Jose Perez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-19 | |
8:21 | Jose Perez misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:21 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
8:11 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point driving layup | 16-19 | |
7:54 | Adam Miller turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Jones steals) | |||
7:44 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point layup | 18-19 | |
7:44 | TV timeout | |||
7:21 | Jose Perez misses two point hook shot | |||
7:19 | Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive rebound | |||
7:16 | +2 | Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point dunk | 18-21 | |
7:00 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Isaiah Watts assists) | 20-21 | |
6:37 | Frankie Collins turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Cluff steals) | |||
6:31 | Oscar Cluff turnover (lost ball) (Jose Perez steals) | |||
6:11 | +2 | Jose Perez makes two point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists) | 20-23 | |
5:58 | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | |||
5:56 | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | |||
5:54 | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | |||
5:52 | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | |||
5:50 | Oscar Cluff misses two point layup | |||
5:48 | Jose Perez defensive rebound | |||
5:42 | Jaylen Wells personal foul (Jose Perez draws the foul) | |||
5:34 | Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive foul (Isaiah Watts draws the foul) | |||
5:34 | Shawn Phillips Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:15 | Alonzo Gaffney blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup | |||
5:13 | Jose Perez defensive rebound | |||
5:06 | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point driving layup | 20-25 | |
4:50 | +2 | Kymany Houinsou makes two point driving layup | 22-25 | |
4:50 | Bryant Selebangue shooting foul (Kymany Houinsou draws the foul) | |||
4:50 | +1 | Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-25 | |
4:27 | Jose Perez misses two point jump shot | |||
4:25 | Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound | |||
4:22 | +2 | Bryant Selebangue makes two point putback layup | 23-27 | |
4:04 | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | |||
4:02 | Alonzo Gaffney defensive rebound | |||
3:55 | +2 | Adam Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-29 | |
3:31 | +2 | Kymany Houinsou makes two point cutting dunk (Oscar Cluff assists) | 25-29 | |
3:06 | +2 | Bryant Selebangue makes two point jump shot (Alonzo Gaffney assists) | 25-31 | |
2:43 | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup | |||
2:41 | Cougars offensive rebound | |||
2:41 | TV timeout | |||
2:32 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
2:30 | Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point driving layup | 25-33 | |
2:03 | Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul) | |||
2:03 | +1 | Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-34 | |
1:33 | Jaylen Wells misses two point layup | |||
1:31 | Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound | |||
1:22 | Alonzo Gaffney misses three point jump shot | |||
1:20 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
1:12 | Myles Rice misses two point layup | |||
1:10 | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | |||
1:08 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot | 27-34 | |
0:46 | +2 | Frankie Collins makes two point driving layup | 27-36 | |
0:27 | Isaac Jones misses two point layup | |||
0:25 | Isaac Jones offensive rebound | |||
0:25 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point putback layup | 29-36 | |
0:25 | Bryant Selebangue shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul) | |||
0:25 | Isaac Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:25 | Jose Perez defensive rebound | |||
0:18 | Sun Devils 30 second timeout | |||
0:04 | Jose Perez misses two point jump shot | |||
0:02 | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |