The @SunDevilHoops team fell behind 37-15 to Arizona with 5:35 left in the first half.
Then the fun began for those in maroon and gold.
ASU finished the first half on a 15-6 run and then scored the first 10 points of the second half and it was game on as Remy Martin paced the Sun Devils with 24 points and four assists. It marked Martin's seventh straight game with at least 20 points.
"Obviously Nico (Mannion) is an important part of our team and him getting two fouls in the first half, that wasn't a good thing for us but I think the other part of it is you got to give a lot of credit to Remy Martin," said Arizona head coach Sean Miller. "He is a heck of a player, he's a winner, he does it on offense he does it on defense, he does it game in game out he has great confidence in himself but he was the difference between the two teams today. He had 24 points on 17 shots. He's one of the best guards in our conference and he's one of the best guards in college basketball."
ASU WINS VS. RANKED TEAMS UNDER BOBBY HURLEY
ASU 66, #22 Arizona 65 (Jan. 25, 2020)
#18 ASU 80, #1 Kansas 76 (Dec. 22, 2018)
ASU 72, #15 Mississippi State 67 (Nov. 19, 2018/Las Vegas)
#16 ASU 95, at #2 Kansas 85 (Dec. 10, 2017)
ASU 102, #15 Xavier 86 (Nov. 24, 2017/Las Vegas)
ASU 74, #23 USC 67 (Feb. 12, 2016)
ASU 67, #18 Texas A&M 54 (Dec. 5, 2015)
"This is something, in my mind, we're supposed to win," said Remy Martin. "I think at the end of the day, we're happy. We have a ton of games left. This is what we're supposed to do."
LARGEST HALFTIME COMEBACK DEFICITS (1989-1990 TO PRESENT)
(17) @Stanford 46, ASU 29--Feb. 12, 1994/ASU 71, @Stanford 69
(16) IUPUI 34, ASU 18 (@Phoenix)--Dec. 14, 2008/ASU 59, vs. IUPUI 58 (OT)
(16) New Mexico St. 45, ASU 29--Mar. 15, 2000/ASU 83, NMSU 77 (NIT)
(16) Georgia 39, ASU 23--Dec. 29, 1989/ASU 62, Georgia 61
(14) @Georgia 37, ASU 33 -- Dec. 15, 2018/ASU 76, @Georgia 74
(13) No. 22 Arizona 43, ASU 30 -- Jan. 25, 2020/ASU 66, No. 22 Arizona 65
No. 22 Arizona (13-6, 3-3) went on a 28-5 run to create a sizable cushion entering halftime. ASU shot 36 percent from the field in the first half to go along with seven turnovers, but were only down 13 points entering the break.
The Sun Devils started the second half with a 16-4 run, which shook Desert Financial Arena.
PAC-12 PLAYERS MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 20+ POINTS SINCE 1996-97
11-Ed Gray, CAL (Jan. 9, 1997-Feb. 15, 1997)
9-Landry Fields, STAN (Nov. 24, 2009-Jan. 2, 2010)
9-Brandon Roy, UW (Jan. 26, 2006-Feb. 26, 2006)
8-Tyler Dorsey, UO (March 9, 2017-April 1, 2017)
8-Eddie House, ASU (Dec. 18, 1999-Jan. 15, 2000)
8-Jason Terry, UA (Jan. 28, 1999-Feb. 20, 1999)
7-Remy Martin, ASU (Dec. 28, 2019-Still Going)
7-Klay Thompson, WSU (Feb. 17, 2011-Mar. 21, 2011)
7-Luke Ridnour, UO (Feb. 2, 2003-Mar. 13, 2003)
7-Jeremy Veal, ASU (Jan. 24, 1998-Feb. 19, 1998)
7-O.J. Mayo, USC (Feb. 21, 2008-Mar. 13, 2008)
Arizona had a costly turnover with 1:15 remaining in the second half while Arizona had a 65-64 lead. A few booth reviews and couple of loose balls later, ASU had the ball with 33 seconds left to play.
Alonzo Verge (13 points and 4 rebounds) attacked the lane and banked in the game-winning layup for the Sun Devils. ASU smothered Arizona on the final possession of the game.
In the second half, Arizona only scored 22 points and didn't make any 3-pointers, after hitting six shots from downtown in the first half.
ASU's next game will be on Wednesday against Washington State in Pullman. The game will be on ESPNU at 8 p.m. PT.
ARIZONA COACH SEAN MILLER
"You know I give a lot of credit to Arizona State, they were a hungry team. Their defense forced our offense, sped us up and created 18 turnovers. If you look playing on the road with 18 turnovers I'd say that's the greatest strength of our team and those 18 turnovers they converted into 20 points. Some of the turnovers you have to give credit to our opponent but some of the turnovers I think our starters had 15 of the 18. It's hard to win a game I don't care what the score of the first half was but at the end for 40 minutes when your starting group has fifteen of the eighteen turnovers as a team twenty points off those turnovers, that's really hard to overcome."
ON ASU'S DEFENSE AND REBOUNDING
"I think the second thing is for most of the game our rebounding was in place for most of the first half and maybe for a small portion of the second half and although we outrebounded them 43-40 they were clearly the more aggressive and hungrier team. We had a number of balls go through our hands, block-outs that we missed, they got loose balls, they got those 50-50 balls and that's really played to our team from the first game until now. When you're on the road the margin of error certainly disappears and when you give up 18 turnovers that's what we have and we really got beat on the glass for the last 24 minutes of the game you end up losing and that's what we did. Some of what we did is you have to make plays, you have to make layups, you have to make open shots, you have to make free throws, we can't turn the ball over down the stretch, you got to be able to get a shot at the basket. For example, Verge didn't have to make the last shot he drove it and he scored the ball and he made it."
JUNIOR REMY MARTIN
"It was a great win. What a game. We went out there and played our hardest after we prepared for it. I think our expectations are so high. We're going to have fun today and celebrate, but we still have to go on. We're not satisfied. This is something, in my mind, we're supposed to win. I think at the end of the day, we're happy. We have a ton of games left. This is what we're supposed to do."
REMY ON WHAT WAS SAID AT HALFTIME
"It was positive. Everybody was positive because we all knew that we could comeback and win. At the end of the day, we have a ton of scorers and we needed to pick it up on the defensive end. We knew we were in the game and cut it to 13. We went out there and executed. Got some stops. As soon as we got some stops, we started to run. Guys made some big-time shots and that's why I have the greatest teammates."
REMY ON THE FAN SUPPORT
"It means everything. When they come out and they show love and they stand up for that amount of time, it shows that they care as much as we do. I've always been an advocate of showing how much they mean to us. It's hard to play in a gym when it's empty."
JUNIOR ALONZO VERGE JR.
"I just saw an opportunity. I couldn't come off the screen. They were hedging the screen the whole game. My opponent thought I was coming off the screen so I denied it and split it. I just saw an opening and I took it."
ON FEEDING OFF COACH HURLEY'S ENERGY
"We feed off of coach's energy a lot. Home being hyped up makes us really excited. It's very important to know that your coach is in it just as you are or even more. It means a lot to us. It's a really good feeling when you know your coach is willing to do anything and even if that gets a technical or do anything for us."
SENIOR ROB EDWARDS
"I always assume the next one is going to go in. I never too high off a make or too low a miss. I just stay even and they trust myself, so they're going to keep giving me the ball and I'm going to keep shooting with confidence."
HEAD COACH BOBBY HURLEY
"It was a pretty special night out there. Wasn't shaping up that way early, but I think that shows a lot of heart. I think we've been in a lot of thought games this year. Showed out will, determination and grit to stay in the fight and stay in the battle. So I'm just super proud of our performance tonight. I think the way we ended the first half was key. They had it to 22 at some point. It was around 19 under four minutes and we were able to cut it 13. It was a manager margin at that point. It gave us some momentum and we knew we had the ball, first possession. It was kind of like what I touched on in our first game. If we could get to under 10 and put some pressure on them. Remy came out right away and made some plays for us. Got our offense going, so a lot positives tonight."
ON ASU'S FINAL SHOT
"We're always torn. We had a play where we wanted Remy and Rob to get to the ball-screen again and Rob didn't force anything or take a bad shot and he got it Alonzo and the court was wide open. There were driving lanes open and his eyes probably lit up when he saw that. He's got a handle, a great play maker and he went out and made a big play."
Then the fun began for those in maroon and gold.
ASU finished the first half on a 15-6 run and then scored the first 10 points of the second half and it was game on as Remy Martin paced the Sun Devils with 24 points and four assists. It marked Martin's seventh straight game with at least 20 points.
"Obviously Nico (Mannion) is an important part of our team and him getting two fouls in the first half, that wasn't a good thing for us but I think the other part of it is you got to give a lot of credit to Remy Martin," said Arizona head coach Sean Miller. "He is a heck of a player, he's a winner, he does it on offense he does it on defense, he does it game in game out he has great confidence in himself but he was the difference between the two teams today. He had 24 points on 17 shots. He's one of the best guards in our conference and he's one of the best guards in college basketball."
ASU WINS VS. RANKED TEAMS UNDER BOBBY HURLEY
ASU 66, #22 Arizona 65 (Jan. 25, 2020)
#18 ASU 80, #1 Kansas 76 (Dec. 22, 2018)
ASU 72, #15 Mississippi State 67 (Nov. 19, 2018/Las Vegas)
#16 ASU 95, at #2 Kansas 85 (Dec. 10, 2017)
ASU 102, #15 Xavier 86 (Nov. 24, 2017/Las Vegas)
ASU 74, #23 USC 67 (Feb. 12, 2016)
ASU 67, #18 Texas A&M 54 (Dec. 5, 2015)
"This is something, in my mind, we're supposed to win," said Remy Martin. "I think at the end of the day, we're happy. We have a ton of games left. This is what we're supposed to do."
LARGEST HALFTIME COMEBACK DEFICITS (1989-1990 TO PRESENT)
(17) @Stanford 46, ASU 29--Feb. 12, 1994/ASU 71, @Stanford 69
(16) IUPUI 34, ASU 18 (@Phoenix)--Dec. 14, 2008/ASU 59, vs. IUPUI 58 (OT)
(16) New Mexico St. 45, ASU 29--Mar. 15, 2000/ASU 83, NMSU 77 (NIT)
(16) Georgia 39, ASU 23--Dec. 29, 1989/ASU 62, Georgia 61
(14) @Georgia 37, ASU 33 -- Dec. 15, 2018/ASU 76, @Georgia 74
(13) No. 22 Arizona 43, ASU 30 -- Jan. 25, 2020/ASU 66, No. 22 Arizona 65
No. 22 Arizona (13-6, 3-3) went on a 28-5 run to create a sizable cushion entering halftime. ASU shot 36 percent from the field in the first half to go along with seven turnovers, but were only down 13 points entering the break.
The Sun Devils started the second half with a 16-4 run, which shook Desert Financial Arena.
PAC-12 PLAYERS MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 20+ POINTS SINCE 1996-97
11-Ed Gray, CAL (Jan. 9, 1997-Feb. 15, 1997)
9-Landry Fields, STAN (Nov. 24, 2009-Jan. 2, 2010)
9-Brandon Roy, UW (Jan. 26, 2006-Feb. 26, 2006)
8-Tyler Dorsey, UO (March 9, 2017-April 1, 2017)
8-Eddie House, ASU (Dec. 18, 1999-Jan. 15, 2000)
8-Jason Terry, UA (Jan. 28, 1999-Feb. 20, 1999)
7-Remy Martin, ASU (Dec. 28, 2019-Still Going)
7-Klay Thompson, WSU (Feb. 17, 2011-Mar. 21, 2011)
7-Luke Ridnour, UO (Feb. 2, 2003-Mar. 13, 2003)
7-Jeremy Veal, ASU (Jan. 24, 1998-Feb. 19, 1998)
7-O.J. Mayo, USC (Feb. 21, 2008-Mar. 13, 2008)
Arizona had a costly turnover with 1:15 remaining in the second half while Arizona had a 65-64 lead. A few booth reviews and couple of loose balls later, ASU had the ball with 33 seconds left to play.
Alonzo Verge (13 points and 4 rebounds) attacked the lane and banked in the game-winning layup for the Sun Devils. ASU smothered Arizona on the final possession of the game.
In the second half, Arizona only scored 22 points and didn't make any 3-pointers, after hitting six shots from downtown in the first half.
ASU's next game will be on Wednesday against Washington State in Pullman. The game will be on ESPNU at 8 p.m. PT.
ARIZONA COACH SEAN MILLER
"You know I give a lot of credit to Arizona State, they were a hungry team. Their defense forced our offense, sped us up and created 18 turnovers. If you look playing on the road with 18 turnovers I'd say that's the greatest strength of our team and those 18 turnovers they converted into 20 points. Some of the turnovers you have to give credit to our opponent but some of the turnovers I think our starters had 15 of the 18. It's hard to win a game I don't care what the score of the first half was but at the end for 40 minutes when your starting group has fifteen of the eighteen turnovers as a team twenty points off those turnovers, that's really hard to overcome."
ON ASU'S DEFENSE AND REBOUNDING
"I think the second thing is for most of the game our rebounding was in place for most of the first half and maybe for a small portion of the second half and although we outrebounded them 43-40 they were clearly the more aggressive and hungrier team. We had a number of balls go through our hands, block-outs that we missed, they got loose balls, they got those 50-50 balls and that's really played to our team from the first game until now. When you're on the road the margin of error certainly disappears and when you give up 18 turnovers that's what we have and we really got beat on the glass for the last 24 minutes of the game you end up losing and that's what we did. Some of what we did is you have to make plays, you have to make layups, you have to make open shots, you have to make free throws, we can't turn the ball over down the stretch, you got to be able to get a shot at the basket. For example, Verge didn't have to make the last shot he drove it and he scored the ball and he made it."
JUNIOR REMY MARTIN
"It was a great win. What a game. We went out there and played our hardest after we prepared for it. I think our expectations are so high. We're going to have fun today and celebrate, but we still have to go on. We're not satisfied. This is something, in my mind, we're supposed to win. I think at the end of the day, we're happy. We have a ton of games left. This is what we're supposed to do."
REMY ON WHAT WAS SAID AT HALFTIME
"It was positive. Everybody was positive because we all knew that we could comeback and win. At the end of the day, we have a ton of scorers and we needed to pick it up on the defensive end. We knew we were in the game and cut it to 13. We went out there and executed. Got some stops. As soon as we got some stops, we started to run. Guys made some big-time shots and that's why I have the greatest teammates."
REMY ON THE FAN SUPPORT
"It means everything. When they come out and they show love and they stand up for that amount of time, it shows that they care as much as we do. I've always been an advocate of showing how much they mean to us. It's hard to play in a gym when it's empty."
JUNIOR ALONZO VERGE JR.
"I just saw an opportunity. I couldn't come off the screen. They were hedging the screen the whole game. My opponent thought I was coming off the screen so I denied it and split it. I just saw an opening and I took it."
ON FEEDING OFF COACH HURLEY'S ENERGY
"We feed off of coach's energy a lot. Home being hyped up makes us really excited. It's very important to know that your coach is in it just as you are or even more. It means a lot to us. It's a really good feeling when you know your coach is willing to do anything and even if that gets a technical or do anything for us."
SENIOR ROB EDWARDS
"I always assume the next one is going to go in. I never too high off a make or too low a miss. I just stay even and they trust myself, so they're going to keep giving me the ball and I'm going to keep shooting with confidence."
HEAD COACH BOBBY HURLEY
"It was a pretty special night out there. Wasn't shaping up that way early, but I think that shows a lot of heart. I think we've been in a lot of thought games this year. Showed out will, determination and grit to stay in the fight and stay in the battle. So I'm just super proud of our performance tonight. I think the way we ended the first half was key. They had it to 22 at some point. It was around 19 under four minutes and we were able to cut it 13. It was a manager margin at that point. It gave us some momentum and we knew we had the ball, first possession. It was kind of like what I touched on in our first game. If we could get to under 10 and put some pressure on them. Remy came out right away and made some plays for us. Got our offense going, so a lot positives tonight."
ON ASU'S FINAL SHOT
"We're always torn. We had a play where we wanted Remy and Rob to get to the ball-screen again and Rob didn't force anything or take a bad shot and he got it Alonzo and the court was wide open. There were driving lanes open and his eyes probably lit up when he saw that. He's got a handle, a great play maker and he went out and made a big play."