BERKELEY, Calif. - The Arizona State men's basketball team - without Warren Washington for its second straight game - earned its largest league play rebounding total since the 1995-96 season and beat the Cal Golden Bears, 70-62 in overtime.
Desmond Cambridge Jr. had 24 points to pace Arizona State and Frankie Collins contributed his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. ASU used a 4-0 run to open the extra period and never looked back. The game was separated by no more than two possessions until :35 left in overtime.
DESMOND CAMBRIDGE TOP SCORING SUN DEVIL GAMES
26 at Washington (Jan. 26, 2023)
24 at California (Feb. 11, 2023)
23 vs. San Diego (Dec. 18, 2022)
21 at Oregon State (Jan. 14, 2023)
21 at Oregon (Jan. 12, 2023)
20 vs. Michigan (Nov. 17, 2022)
19 vs. Stanford (Dec. 4, 2022)
19 vs. Creighton (Dec. 12, 2022)
18 vs. Oregon State (Feb. 2, 2023)
17 vs. USC (Jan. 21, 2023)
15 at Washington State (Jan. 28, 2023)
15 vs. UCLA (Jan. 19, 2023)
ASU's 56 total boards marked its first time over 50 in league play in 27 years. The Sun Devils also had 20 offensive boards for just the seventh time since the 2003-04 campaign. The Sun Devils are also one of five teams in the Power 5, Big East and Mountain West force opponents to double-digit turnovers in every league play game this season.
NOTABLES
FIRST HALF
Duke Brennan, making his first career start, earned Arizona State (18-8, 9-6) its first points with an and-one basket at 17:44. The Sun Devils led, 3-2. Brennan knocked in two free throws on ASU's next possession to extend the lead.
Horne extended the Sun Devil run to seven with a layup at 16:27, making it 7-2 ASU. He scored again, a triple at 14:39 to make it a 10-4 edge. Cal (3-22, 2-12) responded with a three of their own.
Desmond Cambridge Jr. drilled his first trey at 14:08 on an assist from Collins, his third of the game and it brought the lead back to four, 13-9.
Enoch Boakye secured his first points with a layup at 10:45, making it 19-15 ASU.
Cambridge Jr. hit back-to-back threes sandwiched around three Golden Bear free throws at 6:49 and 5:31 to knot the contest at 25.
His layup at 4:17 brought him to eight straight points and a personal 5-0 run to make it 27-25. The squads were even until the halftime break, with ASU leading 32-30 at the intermission
SECOND HALF
At 19:35, Devan Cambridge got his own miss and flew to the rim for and threw down a slam over a Cal defender. The Golden Bears responded with a three, cutting their deficit to one, 34-33 Sun Devils.
Duke Brennan picked up his first block at 15:43. On the other end, he grabbed a Collins miss and was fouled. Following the inbound, Brennan was fouled again on the floor. He then got fouled on a shot attempt and hit both at the line, bringing ASU to a 38-35 lead at 15:06.
Then, on an offensive rebound, Collins put on a nifty hesitation move and scored, extending ASU's lead back to four at 42-38 with 13:16 to play.
Neither squad could gain separation, with Cambridge Jr. hitting two free throws at 7:02, bringing the score to 47-43 Sun Devils.
Austin Nunez picked up a steal and earned his first points of the evening on a fastbreak at 5:38, bringing the lead back to six, a game high, 49-43. The Golden Bears went on a 5-0 run into the media timeout at 2:56, with ASU leading 49-48.
The Golden Bears tied the game on a three pointer with :25 left and immediately called timeout with ASU having control of the ball. Horne missed a jumper in the final five seconds and Cambridge Jr. could not secure the putback as the clock expired, sending the game to overtime tied at 57.
OVERTIME
Collins nailed two free throws on ASU's first overtime possession after a stop on the defensive end. ASU got another miss on defensive and Gaffney was able to soar through the lane on a miss, putting ASU ahead by four, 61-57.
Cal secured an and-one on its next basket. They made the free throw and it was a one point game, 61-60 with 3:09 left in the extra period. Cambridge Jr. responded, flushing a one-dribble pullup on the right wing. It brought him to 21 points and a 63-60 Arizona State lead.
Horne's closeout on the defensive end forced a miss and he got the rebound. Cambridge Jr. rifled a three pointer from Collins and brought it to six, 66-60 with 2:01.
The Bears refused to die, beating ASU to the rim for a dunk on the next possession, 66-62.
Collins responded, hitting a layup and bringing him to 10 points with 1:15 to play. It was his first career double-double to go with 10 rebounds.
Devan Cambridge nailed his first points of overtime, an assist on a slam from Desmond Jr. at :35. It was the largest Sun Devil lead of the game. Arizona State held on for a 70-62 victory.
UP NEXT
The Sun Devils host the Colorado Buffaloes Thursday in a rematch of both squads' first conference game. Tip is set for 6:00 MST.
QUOTABLES
Arizona State Men's Basketball Head Coach Bobby Hurley
On what about Desmond and DJ hitting big shots…
"They're very confident, they believe in themselves and they know that they can make shots. For those types of guys, who have been doing it as long as they have, you gotta have a short memory. If you miss a couple, you still want them to be aggressive. Especially without Warren, knowing that it was going to be hard to generate points, we needed those two guys to be a threat out there. We just have to work on converting. We missed way too many layups in the second half, so that was kind of a negative. But the guys battled and fought.
On rebounding…
"This was the best Alonzo Gaffney has played this year. He was so active, 13 rebounds, and again that big put back. We were able to switch everything because they were able to hurt us down the stretch from the three point line.
Arizona State Men's Basketball Forward Duke Brennan
On hearing his family scream for him at the game:
"I have a ton of family in California. Northern California, Southern California, a ton of family up in Oregon and throughout the whole west coast. It's one of the reasons why I committed to the Pac-12 because I have family in almost every spot we go to."
On getting his first career start:
"I was really excited. Pre-practice we found out what the starting lineup was but I just stayed focused. I realized I needed to step up to the plate with Warren (Washington) out and be a big contributor."
Desmond Cambridge Jr. had 24 points to pace Arizona State and Frankie Collins contributed his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. ASU used a 4-0 run to open the extra period and never looked back. The game was separated by no more than two possessions until :35 left in overtime.
DESMOND CAMBRIDGE TOP SCORING SUN DEVIL GAMES
26 at Washington (Jan. 26, 2023)
24 at California (Feb. 11, 2023)
23 vs. San Diego (Dec. 18, 2022)
21 at Oregon State (Jan. 14, 2023)
21 at Oregon (Jan. 12, 2023)
20 vs. Michigan (Nov. 17, 2022)
19 vs. Stanford (Dec. 4, 2022)
19 vs. Creighton (Dec. 12, 2022)
18 vs. Oregon State (Feb. 2, 2023)
17 vs. USC (Jan. 21, 2023)
15 at Washington State (Jan. 28, 2023)
15 vs. UCLA (Jan. 19, 2023)
ASU's 56 total boards marked its first time over 50 in league play in 27 years. The Sun Devils also had 20 offensive boards for just the seventh time since the 2003-04 campaign. The Sun Devils are also one of five teams in the Power 5, Big East and Mountain West force opponents to double-digit turnovers in every league play game this season.
NOTABLES
- Arizona State had 56 rebounds, the first time over 50 in league play since Feb. 23rd, 1996 against Washington.
- Additionally, it is the third time since the 1995-96 season that ASU has had two games of at least 50 boards in the same season.
- It is also the third time since 2005-06 ASU has had at least 20 offensive rebounds and 50 total rebounds in the same game. Two of them have come this season (Tarleton State).
- In fact, it is just the seventh time since 2003 that the Sun Devils have had at least 20 offensive rebounds in the same game.
- It is s the most rebounds in a game since Nov. 6, 2018 vs. Cal State Fullerton.
- The Sun Devils are one of only five teams in the Power 5, Big East and Mountain West to have forced double digit turnovers in each conference game this season.
- In fact, the Sun Devils have forced double-digit turnovers in 18 consecutive conference games dating back to last season, the most in the Pac-12 in that span.
- This is the 24th time in the last 26 games ASU has forced double-digit turnovers, and 51 of 57 dating back to the start of last season.
- ASU has not lost a turnover battle in Pac-12 road games this season, winning six and drawing even in one. They beat Cal by +1 in turnover margin and forced 10 turnovers against the Golden Bears.
- Frankie Collins recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
- It is the 17th time in 24 games played for Collins that he has scored in double-figures.
- Collins' 10 rebounds were a career high.
- Additionally, Alonzo Gaffney (13) and Duke Brennan (7) each earned career-high rebounding tallies of their own. In total, three Sun Devils snatched career high boards.
- Gaffney's 13 rebounds were the second most by a Sun Devil this season (Washington 14, at Texas Southern).
- The Sun have swept two road Pac-12 series this season (Oregon).
- A win for ASU earns the Sun Devis their second road sweep of the Bay schools in the Pac-12 era and first time since 2019-20.
- Arizona State has now won nine of the last 10 meetings with Cal.
- It is just the third time since joining the conference and the first since the 1980-81 season that Arizona State has swept two road series in the same season.
- ASU entered the contest with the third best two-point defense in the nation, according to KenPom at 42.7%. Cal shot 11-35 (31.4%) from two against Arizona State.
- The Sun Devils have held its last four road opponents to less than 40% from the floor (at Washington, 39.3%, at Washington State, 36.9%, at Stanford, 37%, at Cal 34.4%).
- In fact, the 34.4% mark is the lowest Arizona State has held an opponent to in league play and fifth lowest overall this season.
- The Cambridge brothers have the two highest +/-'s in league play for ASU, with Desmond Jr. sporting a +47 mark and Devan at +43.
- Desmond Jr. 's 24 points are his second most in a game this season (at Washington, 26) and the fifth time he has been over 20 points with the Sun Devils.
- In fact, Cambridge Jr. has now led ASU in scoring in 10 games this season, the most of any Sun Devil. A Cambridge brother has led ASU in 13 of 26 possible games this season.
- Cambridge Jr.'s 13 first half points are a season-high in the first half in league games. It is also his third time scoring double-figures in the first half in conference play, all three of which came on the road.
- The Sun Devils are 13-0 when Devan Cambridge scores in double figures.
- This season, the Sun Devils have won the battle in the paint in 18 of their 26 games. Arizona State outscored Cal 26-18 in the paint despite being without Warren Washington
- In fact, ASU has outscored their opponents down in six of seven road conference games and eight of 10 total road games.
- Arizona State has scored 40.4_% of its points this season in the paint.
- Additionally, the Sun Devils are +105 in the paint this season.
- Duke Brennan, getting the start in place of Washington, scored ASU's first five points and had seven points and three rebounds in the first eight minutes.
- Enoch Boakye scored a basket at 10:45 in the first half, marking the first time this season Boakye has scored in back-to-back games and appearances.
- ASU picked up its first win in overtime season, now sitting 1-2 in the extra period.
- Neither side led by more than six points until :35 left in overtime.
- In the last four games, 133:58 (83.7%) of the 165 total minutes have been separated by six points or less.
- The Sun Devil defense held Cal without a basket over 5:38 from 7:13-1:35, a stretch in which ASU went from trailing by three to leading by one.
- Desmond Cambridge Jr. scored eight straight Sun Devil points and 10 of ASU's last 13 in the first half.
- Cal took its first lead of the second half with 4:29 to play, 49-48. They were in the midst of an 8-0 run that brought them to a 51-49 lead with 2:43 left in regulation.
- ASU scored the first four points of overtime and never let Cal back in, extending the game to more than two possessions on either side with a Devan Cambridge layup at :35.
FIRST HALF
Duke Brennan, making his first career start, earned Arizona State (18-8, 9-6) its first points with an and-one basket at 17:44. The Sun Devils led, 3-2. Brennan knocked in two free throws on ASU's next possession to extend the lead.
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Horne extended the Sun Devil run to seven with a layup at 16:27, making it 7-2 ASU. He scored again, a triple at 14:39 to make it a 10-4 edge. Cal (3-22, 2-12) responded with a three of their own.
Nothing but net ??@djhorne0 drains the three
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Desmond Cambridge Jr. drilled his first trey at 14:08 on an assist from Collins, his third of the game and it brought the lead back to four, 13-9.
Enoch Boakye secured his first points with a layup at 10:45, making it 19-15 ASU.
Cambridge Jr. hit back-to-back threes sandwiched around three Golden Bear free throws at 6:49 and 5:31 to knot the contest at 25.
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His layup at 4:17 brought him to eight straight points and a personal 5-0 run to make it 27-25. The squads were even until the halftime break, with ASU leading 32-30 at the intermission
SECOND HALF
At 19:35, Devan Cambridge got his own miss and flew to the rim for and threw down a slam over a Cal defender. The Golden Bears responded with a three, cutting their deficit to one, 34-33 Sun Devils.
PUT IT ON A POSTER ??@DevanCambridge over a 7 FOOTER ??
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Duke Brennan picked up his first block at 15:43. On the other end, he grabbed a Collins miss and was fouled. Following the inbound, Brennan was fouled again on the floor. He then got fouled on a shot attempt and hit both at the line, bringing ASU to a 38-35 lead at 15:06.
Then, on an offensive rebound, Collins put on a nifty hesitation move and scored, extending ASU's lead back to four at 42-38 with 13:16 to play.
Showing off the handles ??@Frankiecollins0 with a sweet move
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Neither squad could gain separation, with Cambridge Jr. hitting two free throws at 7:02, bringing the score to 47-43 Sun Devils.
Austin Nunez picked up a steal and earned his first points of the evening on a fastbreak at 5:38, bringing the lead back to six, a game high, 49-43. The Golden Bears went on a 5-0 run into the media timeout at 2:56, with ASU leading 49-48.
Cal took the lead on a triple before Desmond Jr. threw a lob to Devan and tied the contest at 2:29. The Golden Bears responded with a trey but Horne was equalized on the other end with his own three, tying the game at 54 with 2:01 to play.Swipe and Score @theaustinunez shows off the euro step ??
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Collins picked up an off-ball foul and gave ASU the lead on one shot, 55-54 with 1:14 to play. On the miss, Desmond Cambridge Jr. made a winning play to get the offensive rebound and Horne drained a midrange jumper with :48 to play, putting ASU ahead by three, 57-54.Equalizer from @djhorne0 ??
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Big-time effort out of @dezcambridgejr!
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The Golden Bears tied the game on a three pointer with :25 left and immediately called timeout with ASU having control of the ball. Horne missed a jumper in the final five seconds and Cambridge Jr. could not secure the putback as the clock expired, sending the game to overtime tied at 57.
OVERTIME
Collins nailed two free throws on ASU's first overtime possession after a stop on the defensive end. ASU got another miss on defensive and Gaffney was able to soar through the lane on a miss, putting ASU ahead by four, 61-57.
Alonzo Gaffney following up the miss ??
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Cal secured an and-one on its next basket. They made the free throw and it was a one point game, 61-60 with 3:09 left in the extra period. Cambridge Jr. responded, flushing a one-dribble pullup on the right wing. It brought him to 21 points and a 63-60 Arizona State lead.
Horne's closeout on the defensive end forced a miss and he got the rebound. Cambridge Jr. rifled a three pointer from Collins and brought it to six, 66-60 with 2:01.
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The Bears refused to die, beating ASU to the rim for a dunk on the next possession, 66-62.
Collins responded, hitting a layup and bringing him to 10 points with 1:15 to play. It was his first career double-double to go with 10 rebounds.
Devan Cambridge nailed his first points of overtime, an assist on a slam from Desmond Jr. at :35. It was the largest Sun Devil lead of the game. Arizona State held on for a 70-62 victory.
UP NEXT
The Sun Devils host the Colorado Buffaloes Thursday in a rematch of both squads' first conference game. Tip is set for 6:00 MST.
QUOTABLES
Arizona State Men's Basketball Head Coach Bobby Hurley
On what about Desmond and DJ hitting big shots…
"They're very confident, they believe in themselves and they know that they can make shots. For those types of guys, who have been doing it as long as they have, you gotta have a short memory. If you miss a couple, you still want them to be aggressive. Especially without Warren, knowing that it was going to be hard to generate points, we needed those two guys to be a threat out there. We just have to work on converting. We missed way too many layups in the second half, so that was kind of a negative. But the guys battled and fought.
On rebounding…
"This was the best Alonzo Gaffney has played this year. He was so active, 13 rebounds, and again that big put back. We were able to switch everything because they were able to hurt us down the stretch from the three point line.
Arizona State Men's Basketball Forward Duke Brennan
On hearing his family scream for him at the game:
"I have a ton of family in California. Northern California, Southern California, a ton of family up in Oregon and throughout the whole west coast. It's one of the reasons why I committed to the Pac-12 because I have family in almost every spot we go to."
On getting his first career start:
"I was really excited. Pre-practice we found out what the starting lineup was but I just stayed focused. I realized I needed to step up to the plate with Warren (Washington) out and be a big contributor."