Bobby Hurley, Christian Laettner's Duke teammate when Laettner hit iconic last-second shot against Kentucky to win their 1992 East Regional final, had that moment flash through his mind when Markelle Fultz's high-arcing halfcourt shot bounced off the rim.
"I've been on the right side of that, way back when," Hurley said.
Arizona State opened the game on a 13-2 run punctuated by a layup by Graham, but the Huskies battled back to take a two-point lead at the half.
SEVEN HALFTIME DEFICIT WINS UNDER COACH HURLEY
(-2) @Washington 41, ASU 39 (Feb. 16, 2017/ASU 83, @Washington 81)
(-1) Stanford 33, ASU 32 (Feb. 11, 2017/ASU 75, Stanford 69)
(-7) @SDSU 32, ASU 25 (Dec. 10, 2016/ASU 74, @SDSU 63)
(-3) #23 USC 30, ASU 27 (Feb. 12, 2016/ASU 74, USC 67)
(-12) @UNLV 37, ASU 25 (Dec. 16, 2015/ASU 66, @UNLV 56)
(-8) @Creighton 41, ASU 33 (Dec. 2, 2015/ASU 79, @Creighton 77)
(-2) UCSB 29, ASU 27 (Nov. 29, 2015/ASU 70, UCSB 68)
Arizona State's Obinna Oleka broke a 71-71 tie with an uncontested dunk, sparking a 6-0 Sun Devils run.
Fultz was blocked at the rim with 9.8 seconds remaining, only for a technical foul to be assessed to Tra Holder in the ensuing scramble for the ball. Washington guard Matisse Thybullemade both free throws to cut the deficit to 82-79, but Fultz's would-be game tying 3-pointer was off the mark.
The Huskies had one final chance after a lane violation was called on Graham's second free throw with 1.1 seconds left, but Fultz's half-court shot only iron.
SWEEP: ASU swept the Huskies for the first time since the 2002-03 season. ASU was 4-23 vs. Huskies since the last sweep entering this season, as the Sun Devils also beat the Huskies 86-75 in Tempe on Jan. 5. ASU has swept the Huskies 13 times.
SEATTLE WIN: ASU won in Seattle for just the third time in the past 13 times. ASU also won 77-63 on Feb. 23, 2008 and 78-68 on Feb. 15, 2015.SCORING: ASU's 79.6 points per game is its best since the 1997-98 squad averaged 84.5.
SHANNON NOTE: Shannon Evans II currently leads the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (91-of-107/.850). Two Sun Devils have led the Pac-12, as Chris Beasley shot .875 (112-of-128) in 1983-84 and Alex Austin made 69-of-80 (.863) in 1988-89.
TORIAN GRAHAM 20+ GAMES (11)
30 at Stanford (12/30/16)
29 at Washington (2/16/17)
26 at #3 UCLA (1/19/17)
26 vs. Central Arkansas (12/22/16)
24 vs. Stanford (2/11/17)
24 at USC (1/22/17)
24 vs. #9 Creighton (12/20/16)
23 vs. Portland State (11/11/16)
22 vs. UNLV (12/3/16)
22 vs. Tulane (11/18/16)
21 at Oregon State (2/4/17)
1. Eddie House, 1996-2000/2,044
24. Rihards Kuksiks, 2007-11/1,175
25. Tra Holder, 2015-present/1,150
TRA HOLDER 20+ GAMES (19 TOTAL/12 THIS YEAR)
27 vs. Washington State (1/29/17)
26 at UCLA (1/9/16)
25 at Stanford (12/30/16)
24 vs. #9 Creighton (12/20/16)
24 vs. Cal Poly (11/13/16)
24 vs. #8 Arizona (1/3/16)
23 vs. Washintgton (1/25/17)
23 vs. Portland State (11/11/16)
22 at #3 UCLA (1/19/17)
22 vs. Central Arkansas (12/22/16)
22 vs. Citadel (11/23/16)
23 vs. CSU-Bakersfield (12/28/15)
22 vs. North Carolina State (11/23/15)
21 at Washington (2/16/17)
21 at USC (1/7/16)
20 at #16 Arizona (1/12/17)
20 vs. UNLV (12/31/16)
20 vs. #23 USC (2/12/16)
20 vs. Washington State (1/16/16)
SUN DEVIL THREE-POINTERS MADE
1. 288/2009
2. 271/2010
3. 268/2014
4. 265/2017
SUN DEVILTHREE-POINTERS MADE
1. 288/2009
2. 271/2010
3. 268/2014
4. 265/2017