ASU held the Cavaliers (6-0) to 18-of-49 (.370) from the floor, including 7-of-25 (.280) in the second half.
Virginia led 26-16 with 30 seconds left in the first half before ASU went on a 19-0 run. Remy Martin had 21 points to lead the Sun Devils (3-2)
REMY MARTIN 20+ SCORING TILTS
31 vs. Arizona (1/31/19)
27 at Arizona (3/9/19)
24 at California (1/9/19)
23 vs. Colorado/China (11/9/19)
22 vs. Utah (1/3/19)
21 vs. #7 Virginia (11/24/19)
21 at Georgia (12/15/18)
21 at #2 Kansas (12/10/17)
20 vs. Rider (11/17/19)
20 vs. Colorado/Las Vegas (3/7/18)
Virginia then missed its first eight shots of the second half and didn't hit a shot until Mimadi Diakite sank a contested a fall-away jumper that cut the deficit to 38-32. That was part of an 8-0 run that tied the game at 38.
Neither team led by more than two points after that, until Casey Morsell's game-deciding deep three.
The 48 points by Virginia is the fewest given up by ASU in the Bobby Hurley era and the fewest given up in ASU's past 151 games, dating to a 79-44 win at California on Jan. 22, 2015.
FEWEST POINTS VS. ASU UNDER BOBBY HURLEY
48 by No. 7 Virginia (Nov. 24, 2019)
49 by Central Connecticut State (Nov. 14, 2019)
52 by McNeese State (Nov. 9, 2018)
53 by California (March 1, 2018)
53 by Kennesaw State (Nov. 18, 2015)
GONNA' PLAY FOLKS: Bobby Hurley is going to play some folks. In his first year after looking at a schedule he inherited that included tilts against NC State in Brooklyn, at Creighton, at UNLV and against eventual No. 18 Texas A&M, he put the wheels in motion to play at Kentucky and filled a holiday break hole that could have been a yawner with Stephen F. Austin. In 2016-17, the squad played No. 1 Kentucky in the Bahamas, Purdue in New York City, at San Diego State, and finished a series with No. 9 Creighton. Kansas returned a trip to Tempe last year after ASU's win on Dec. 10, 2017. Coach Hurley has played six top-10 non-conference opponents in his five years, after ASU faced one in the previous 17 seasons.
ASU REGULAR SEASON OOC GAMES VS. TOP-10 TEAMS (SINCE JOINING PAC-10)
#7 Virginia 48, ASU 45 (Nov. 24, 2019)
#18 ASU 80, #1 Kansas 76 (Dec. 22, 2018)
#16 ASU 95 @#2 Kansas 85 (Dec. 10, 2017)
#9 Creighton 96, ASU 85 (Dec. 20, 2016)
#1 Kentucky 115, ASU 69 (Nov. 28, 2016 at Bahamas)
@#5 Kentucky 72, ASU 58 (Dec. 12, 2015)
#7 Duke 64, ASU 53 (Nov. 25, 2009 at MSG)
#2 Kansas 90, ASU 88, OT (Nov. 26, 1997 at MSG)
ASU 97, #7 Maryland 90 (November 23, 1994 at Maui)
@#8 Oklahoma St. 87, ASU 69 (December 2, 1993)
@#9 Kentucky 94, ASU 68 (December 14, 1991)
@#2 Kansas 90, ASU 67 (December 22, 1989)
#10 North Carolina 85, ASU 66 (December 23, 1984 at Tokyo)
#6 Missouri 48, ASU 47 (December 27, 1982 at Honolulu)
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