LAS VEGAS - The Arizona State men's basketball combined scintillating defense, proficient passing and tough offensive rebounding en-route to a 63-57 win against the Oregon State Beavers Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
Three Sun Devils scored in double-figures as Warren Washington paced the ASU offense with 15 points. Frankie Collins collected a team-high five assists as the Sun Devils had 17 dimes on 23 made baskets.
Arizona State (21-11, 11-9) used suffocating defense down the stretch, holding Oregon State (11-21, 5-15) to a span of over nine minutes without a basket early in the second half and causing the Beavers to miss 11 of their last 12 shots. Two runs of 10-0 and 7-0 edged Arizona State to victory.
NOTABLES
DJ Horne got the Sun Devil offense started, knocking in a three pointer at 18:54, giving Arizona State a 3-2 lead. Oregon State responded, taking a 4-2 advantage.
Desmond Cambridge Jr. snatched a Beaver pass on the top of the key after faking his movement on a ball screen and flipped it to Devan Cambridge on the fastbreak at 17:22 for a 5-4 ASU lead.
The Sun Devil defense clamped down and forced a Beaver miss. Oregon was forced to respect Horne's shot fake from the right wing and he swooped to the basket for a layup, 9-4 ASU. It capped a 6-0 Sun Devil run.
Cambridge Jr. nailed his first triple of the contest at 10:21, bringing the lead to 16-10.
After four straight Oregon State points, Cambridge Jr. flipped a dime to a cutting Washington for an and-one, making it 18-14 ASU.
Duke Brennan snared an offense rebound and Devan Cambridge flew to the basket for a lefty-layup at 5:19. An immediate steal by Cambridge Jr. gave way to a Horne layup - bringing him to nine points - making it 24-16 Sun Devils at 4:54.
He then proceeded to give Arizona State a 29-26 entering the locker room on a catch-and-shoot three pointer with :10 left.
Oregon State knotted the score at 29 to open the second half, and both squads traded two point baskets before ASU forced a turnover near the logo.
Cambridge Jr. banged the first Sun Devil triple of the second half at 18:11, giving ASU a 34-31 edge. The Beavers rattled off the next four points for a 35-31 advantage into the under-16 media timeout.
Jamiya Neal punched in a small and earned the Sun Devils the lead back, 36-35, with 14:20 to play on a find from Devan Cambridge.
The Sun Devil defense continued to stifle Oregon State as Neal splashed in a three pointer at 11:27, giving ASU a 41-36 lead. DJ Horne found a lane to the basket and Alonzo Gaffney slapped down a dunk, forcing a Beaver timeout.
With offenses stagnant, Gaffney punched in a putback dunk and extended ASU's advantage back to eight, 57-49. Both teams traded baskets, 59-51 with 4:01 left in regulation.
The Beavers could only muster up two points in the next 1:49 before Cambridge Jr. brought the lead back to eight at 2:12, 61-53.
Arizona State would go on to close out the victory 63-57.
UP NEXT
Sun Devil Men's Basketball will compete in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament, facing USC Thursday night at 9:30 p.m. MST. The game can be seen on ESPN with Dave Pasch and Bill Walton on the call.
Three Sun Devils scored in double-figures as Warren Washington paced the ASU offense with 15 points. Frankie Collins collected a team-high five assists as the Sun Devils had 17 dimes on 23 made baskets.
Arizona State (21-11, 11-9) used suffocating defense down the stretch, holding Oregon State (11-21, 5-15) to a span of over nine minutes without a basket early in the second half and causing the Beavers to miss 11 of their last 12 shots. Two runs of 10-0 and 7-0 edged Arizona State to victory.
NOTABLES
- The Sun Devils had 17 assists on 23 made baskets, good for a 73.9 A/FGM ratio. It is the second highest of conference play. ASU had 18 assists on 22 made baskets against the Beavers in Corvallis earlier this season.
- Arizona State has had 10 games this season with at least a 60% A/FGM ratio. It is the most in a single season since ASU had 13 such-games in the 2015-16 campaign.
- In fact, 456 of ASU's 806 field goals this season have come on assisted baskets. That's good for 56.58%. It is tracking to be the highest percentage of assists to made field goals in a season since 471 out of 836 field goals were assisted on in the 2013-14 season (56.34%).
- Frankie Collins entered the contest sixth in the Pac-12 with 4.4 APG. He dished five against Oregon State, leading ASU for the 19th time this season.
- Warren Washington paced the Sun Devil offense with 15 points. It was the fourth time this season Washington has led the Sun Devil offense in scoring.
- ASU is 9-5 when Warren Washington scores in double-figures.
- The Sun Devils remain one of only four teams in the Power 5, Big East and Mountain West to have forced double digit turnovers in each conference game this season.
- ASU has had 24 consecutive conference games forcing double-digit turnovers, the most in the Pac-12. In fact, it's the 30th time in the last 32 games forcing double-digit turnovers, and 57 of 63 dating back to the start of last season.
- This is the 22nd time in 32 games this season that he has scored in double figures.
- He has 22 games of double-digit points in the 29 games he's played this season. The Sun Devils are 15-7 in the 22 games Cambridge Jr. scores in double figures. He has been in double figures in the last eight games.
- Cambridge Jr. extended his Pac-12-leading 27th straight game with a made three-pointer. He is just the fourth Sun Devil in the last 20 seasons to record one or more three-pointers made in at least 25 consecutive games.
- Arizona State has Only eight of the AP Top 25 teams have double-digit wins away from home, including the top four in the nation.. ASU has 11 wins away from home.
- Four of ASU's 21 wins have come on a neutral floor, including two in Las Vegas (Creighton).
- The 11 wins away from home tie the Pac-12 lead with UCLA.
- ASU has outscored its opponent on the fastbreak in 22 of 32 games this season, including a 8-7 edge against the Beavers.
- The Sun Devils move to 16-12 when shooting at least 40% from the field.
- With a six point margin of victory, ASU Men's Basketball is now 10-4 this season in games decided by two possessions or less. Its 34 wins since the start of the 2019-20 season are second most in the nation behind Wisconsin (35). Arizona State has won three of its last four close games.
- Oregon State shot 15-35 (42.8%) from two-point range. ASU improved its two-point percentage defense (43.3%), which ranked fifth in the nation per KenPom entering the game.
- The Sun Devils also held Oregon State to 3-17 (16.7%) from beyond the arc. It was the third lowest opponent 3PFG% this season and by far ASU's lowest in conference play.
- Arizona State trailed at the half in both of its regular season games against Oregon State this season. In three second halves against the Beavers, ASU led 106-80 (+23).
- Oregon State has shot 25-for-83 (30.1%) from the field in the second half of games against Arizona State in the three matchups.
- With 11 offensive rebounds, ASU has tied a conference-long streak of two straight games with double-digit offensive rebounds. The two-game streak has now happened four times. The Sun Devils snatched 20 rebounds on the road against USC last week.
- Arizona State jumped on Oregon State early and went on an 8-2 scoring advantage from 17:22-13:47 in the first half. ASU led 13-6.
- The Beavers responded with a 10-0 run from 4:35-1:28, leading 26-24.
- Oregon State was held without a basket from 17:12-8:44 - a stretch of 9:38 - in the second half.
- In that span, the Sun Devils ripped off a 7-0 run from 12:47-10:38 and forced a Beaver timeout.
- The Sun Devils made six straight baskets from 11:27-7:39 into the under-eight media timeout.
- Oregon State finished by making one of its last 12 shots from the field.
DJ Horne got the Sun Devil offense started, knocking in a three pointer at 18:54, giving Arizona State a 3-2 lead. Oregon State responded, taking a 4-2 advantage.
Desmond Cambridge Jr. snatched a Beaver pass on the top of the key after faking his movement on a ball screen and flipped it to Devan Cambridge on the fastbreak at 17:22 for a 5-4 ASU lead.
Warren Washington snatched the first Arizona State offensive rebound and smashed home a dunk at 16:02, extending ASU's lead to three, 7-4.Dez can do it all ??@dezcambridgejr swipe and @DevanCambridge finish
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The Sun Devil defense clamped down and forced a Beaver miss. Oregon was forced to respect Horne's shot fake from the right wing and he swooped to the basket for a layup, 9-4 ASU. It capped a 6-0 Sun Devil run.
Warren Washington hit two free throws out of the media timeout, giving ASU its largest lead of the game at five. The Beavers never found their way into the paint on the following possession as Duke Brennan recorded his first steal of the game, giving way to a jumper by Horne at 13:47.Tough to track ??@djhorne0 shows off the quickness
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Cambridge Jr. nailed his first triple of the contest at 10:21, bringing the lead to 16-10.
After four straight Oregon State points, Cambridge Jr. flipped a dime to a cutting Washington for an and-one, making it 18-14 ASU.
Duke Brennan snared an offense rebound and Devan Cambridge flew to the basket for a lefty-layup at 5:19. An immediate steal by Cambridge Jr. gave way to a Horne layup - bringing him to nine points - making it 24-16 Sun Devils at 4:54.
The Beavers ripped off a 10-0 run, briefly, taking the lead on a Jordan Pope triple with 1:28 left in the opening stanza. ASU knotted the contest at 26 on a layup by Cambridge Jr at :58.Tough to track ??@djhorne0 shows off the quickness
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He then proceeded to give Arizona State a 29-26 entering the locker room on a catch-and-shoot three pointer with :10 left.
SECOND HALFJust like Coach drew it up ????@BobbyHurley11 gets @dezcambridgejr an open look
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Oregon State knotted the score at 29 to open the second half, and both squads traded two point baskets before ASU forced a turnover near the logo.
Cambridge Jr. banged the first Sun Devil triple of the second half at 18:11, giving ASU a 34-31 edge. The Beavers rattled off the next four points for a 35-31 advantage into the under-16 media timeout.
Jamiya Neal punched in a small and earned the Sun Devils the lead back, 36-35, with 14:20 to play on a find from Devan Cambridge.
The Sun Devil defense continued to stifle Oregon State as Neal splashed in a three pointer at 11:27, giving ASU a 41-36 lead. DJ Horne found a lane to the basket and Alonzo Gaffney slapped down a dunk, forcing a Beaver timeout.
OSU committed its eighth turnover and Cambridge immediately flew to the basket for an and-one, with the free throw extending ASU's lead to 10. It was 46-36 with 9:49 left.TIMEOUT BEAVERS??@djhorne0 throws it up for Alonzo Gaffney
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Both squads traded blows, with ASU receiving baskets from Brennan, three free throws from Washington and two layups from Muhammad into the media timeout at 7:33 with ASU leading 55-43. Oregon State went on a 6-0 run and forced a Sun Devil timeout with 6:01 left.Count it ??@DevanCambridge converts the And ??
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With offenses stagnant, Gaffney punched in a putback dunk and extended ASU's advantage back to eight, 57-49. Both teams traded baskets, 59-51 with 4:01 left in regulation.
The Beavers could only muster up two points in the next 1:49 before Cambridge Jr. brought the lead back to eight at 2:12, 61-53.
Arizona State would go on to close out the victory 63-57.
UP NEXT
Sun Devil Men's Basketball will compete in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament, facing USC Thursday night at 9:30 p.m. MST. The game can be seen on ESPN with Dave Pasch and Bill Walton on the call.