STANFORD, Calif. - Shorthanded and trailing late, the Arizona State men's basketball team battled to a 69-65 road victory against the Stanford Cardinal Thursday night.
Playing without big man Warren Washington for the first time this season, Arizona State did not back down inside, winning the battle in the paint 24-20.
Four Sun Devils put together double-digit scoring efforts, paced by DJ Horne with 18 points. It is Horne's second straight game and second straight appearance at Maples Pavilion scoring 18. Frankie Collins (15), Desmond Cambridge Jr. (13) and Devan Cambridge (11) were the other Sun Devils in double-figures.
FRANKIE COLLINS FIVE STRAIGHT 13-POINT GAMES
15 at Stanford, Feb. 9, 2023 (7-13 FGs)
13 vs. Oregon, Feb. 4, 2023 (5-7 FGs, six rebounds, four assists)
13 vs. Oregon State, Feb. 2, 2023 (3-6 FGs)
16 at Washington. State, Jan. 28, 2023 (6-8 FTs)
15 at Washington, Jan. 26, 2023 (5-10 FGs, 3-6 3PT, six rebounds, six assists)
SUN DEVILS 8-0 WHEN DJ HORNE MAKES AT LEAST THREE THREE-POINTERS
4 at Stanford, Feb. 9, 2023/18 points
5 at Oregon, Jan. 12, 2023/15 points
4 vs. Washington, Jan. 8, 2023/12 points
3 vs. San Diego, Dec. 18, 2023/10 points
4 at SMU, Dec. 7, 2022/22 points
3 vs. Grambling, Nov. 22, 2022/15 points
3 vs. Michigan, Nov. 17, 2022/19 points
4 vs. Nothern Arizona, Nov. 10, 2022/25 points
DEVAN CAMBRIDDGE IN DOUBLE DIGITS (SUN DEVILS 12-0)
18 vs. Washington (Jan. 8, 2023)
18 at Colorado (Dec. 1, 2022)
16 vs. Grambling (Nov. 22, 2022)
16 vs. Northern Arizona (Nov. 10, 2022)
14 vs. Oregon State (Feb. 2, 2023)
14 at Oregon (Jan. 12, 2023)
14 vs. Alcorn (Nov. 27, 2022)
13 at Oregon State (Jan. 14, 2023)
13 vs. San Diego (Dec. 18, 2022)
13 at SMU (Dec. 7, 2022)
12 vs. Stanford (Dec. 4, 2022)
10 at Stanford (Feb. 9, 2023)
NOTABLES
Desmond Cambridge Jr. knocked in a floater with 18:46 to get the Arizona State (17-8, 8-6) offense started.
The squads traded buckets before Stanford (10-14, 4-9) went on a 6-0 run, making it 11-4. Devan Cambridge leaked out on the fast break for an and-one basket. Desmond Jr. snatched the rebound and Devan eventually dropped in a basket, making it an 11-8 deficit.
Frankie Collins earned his first points of the contest on a layup at 9:19, bringing ASU the run to seven, an 18-15 Stanford lead. He proceeded to knock in another bucket bringing him up to four straight points and the run to nine. The Sun Devils were within a point, 18-17 at 8:44.
Duke Brennan earned his first block of the game - ASU's first on a three pointer this season - at 8:06.
Horne banged in his first three of the contest at 5:32, bringing the Sun Devils back within one, 23-22. Stanford slipped through the lane for a slam, Horne countered, nailing his second straight basket.
Following a Stanford stop, Horne launched another triple at 4:10, giving ASU a 27-25 lead, its first of the contest.
SECOND HALF
Collins snapped a 9-0 Cardinal run that opened the half with a layup at 17:12, making it 42-35 Stanford. Collins then scored another basket, his second straight and the Sun Devils trailed 48-37 at 16:14.
Cambridge broke a 6-0 Stanford run with an offensive rebound and layup for an old-fashioned three point play. He hit the foul shot to make it 58-53 Cardinal with 9:04 to play.
Trailing 63-55 with 6:08 to play, Desmond Cambridge Jr. and Horne both hit triples in :29 seconds, a 6-0 run to bring it back within two.
The Sun Devils took their first lead since 33-31 with 0:39 left in the first half on a three by Horne. They led 67-65 with 1:50 to play.
UP NEXT
The Sun Devils continue their visit to the bay by heading to Berkeley to face the California Bears at 6:00 MST Saturday night.
QUOTABLES
Arizona State Men's Basketball Head Coach Bobby Hurley
Opening Statement…
??This game was a staple of what we've done late in games; we've had a lot of success late in games. Look at the VCU game, Colorado -- other games like those, our defense has stepped up. We dragged them (Stanford) late in the clock, we guarded them well, we made our free throws. DJ (Horne) had a big three, Desmond (Cambridge) had a big three. We made enough plays to win.
On rhythm of the game…
This game was textbook about how our season has been. Getting down at different stages, then getting up and finding a way. It was great that the guys fought as hard as they did and were able to get a win.
Arizona State Men's Basketball Guard DJ Horne
On being able to close out the game with strong shooting…
"It feels great because that's winning time right there. Those last four minutes are a war and it showed a lot about who we are as a team and that we care a lot about one another."
On the team's resiliency after coming back tonight losing some tough games:
"We definitely have a positive energy because this time is one of those low areas because you're waiting to get to March … so to come out with a win and to grind it out like we did, it's big for us and it's going to mean a lot for our season."
Playing without big man Warren Washington for the first time this season, Arizona State did not back down inside, winning the battle in the paint 24-20.
Four Sun Devils put together double-digit scoring efforts, paced by DJ Horne with 18 points. It is Horne's second straight game and second straight appearance at Maples Pavilion scoring 18. Frankie Collins (15), Desmond Cambridge Jr. (13) and Devan Cambridge (11) were the other Sun Devils in double-figures.
FRANKIE COLLINS FIVE STRAIGHT 13-POINT GAMES
15 at Stanford, Feb. 9, 2023 (7-13 FGs)
13 vs. Oregon, Feb. 4, 2023 (5-7 FGs, six rebounds, four assists)
13 vs. Oregon State, Feb. 2, 2023 (3-6 FGs)
16 at Washington. State, Jan. 28, 2023 (6-8 FTs)
15 at Washington, Jan. 26, 2023 (5-10 FGs, 3-6 3PT, six rebounds, six assists)
SUN DEVILS 8-0 WHEN DJ HORNE MAKES AT LEAST THREE THREE-POINTERS
4 at Stanford, Feb. 9, 2023/18 points
5 at Oregon, Jan. 12, 2023/15 points
4 vs. Washington, Jan. 8, 2023/12 points
3 vs. San Diego, Dec. 18, 2023/10 points
4 at SMU, Dec. 7, 2022/22 points
3 vs. Grambling, Nov. 22, 2022/15 points
3 vs. Michigan, Nov. 17, 2022/19 points
4 vs. Nothern Arizona, Nov. 10, 2022/25 points
DEVAN CAMBRIDDGE IN DOUBLE DIGITS (SUN DEVILS 12-0)
18 vs. Washington (Jan. 8, 2023)
18 at Colorado (Dec. 1, 2022)
16 vs. Grambling (Nov. 22, 2022)
16 vs. Northern Arizona (Nov. 10, 2022)
14 vs. Oregon State (Feb. 2, 2023)
14 at Oregon (Jan. 12, 2023)
14 vs. Alcorn (Nov. 27, 2022)
13 at Oregon State (Jan. 14, 2023)
13 vs. San Diego (Dec. 18, 2022)
13 at SMU (Dec. 7, 2022)
12 vs. Stanford (Dec. 4, 2022)
10 at Stanford (Feb. 9, 2023)
NOTABLES
- The Sun Devils are one of only six of 76 Power 6 Teams (P5 + Big East) to have forced double digit turnovers in each conference game this season.
- In fact, the Sun Devils have forced double-digit turnovers in 17 consecutive conference games dating back to last season, the most in the Pac-12 in that span.
- This is the 23rd time in the last 25 games ASU has forced double-digit turnovers, and 50 of 56 dating back to the start of last season.
- DJ Horne led ASU in scoring with 18 points with six field goals, four of which were threes. He had the exact same totals in his first career game at Maples Pavilion last season.
- Horne only had seven in the home contest against Stanford, an 11 point improvement.
- It was also Horne's second straight game with exactly 18 points and second straight leading the Sun Devils.
- The Sun Devils are 12-0 when Devan Cambridge scores in double figures.
- Frankie Collins entered the night averaging 14.3 PPG in the last four contests. He scored 15 on 7-13 shooting against the Cardinal.
- In fact, Collins had 11 points in the first contest against Stanford, an improvement and marked both games against the Cardinal this season in double figure scoring.
- Stanford entered the contest 8-2 when leading or tied at the half, but fell against ASU.
- The Sun Devils entered the contest with a 43% two point field goal defense percentage, ranking sixth in the nation per KenPom. Overall, ASU's FG% defense entered 10th in the country. The Cardinal shot 11-33 (33.3%) from two against Arizona State.
- ASU has held its last three road opponents to less than 40% from the floor (at Washington, 39.3%, at Washington State, 36.9%, at Stanford, 37%).
- The Sun Devils have held Stanford to 35.9% and 37.1% from the floor in both meetings this year, the two lowest opponent shooting percentages in conference play.
- ASU has not lost a turnover battle in Pac-12 road games this season, winning five and drawing even in one. They beat Stanford by +5 in turnover margin.
- Devan Cambridge secured his 10th rebound with .6 seconds to play, earning him his third career double-double. It is the fifth double-double for ASU this season and third in conference play (Neal, Washington/vs. Washington).
- His four blocks off the bench are his fourth time leading the ASU blocking effort, tied for second most on the squad with Duke Brennan.
- It is Cambridge's fifth game this season with multiple blocks, fourth in league play and second in a row.
- Additionally, Devan Cambridge's 10 rebounds were one shy of his career high (11).
- Arizona States' six first half blocks are the most in a first half this season and tied for the most in any half this year (6, vs. Tarleton State).
- The Cambridge brothers have the two highest +/-'s in league play for ASU, with Desmond Jr. sporting a +37 mark and Devan at +36.
- This season, the Sun Devils have won the battle in the paint in 17 of their 25 games. Arizona State outscored Stanford 24-20 in the paint despite being without Warren Washington.
- In fact, ASU has outscored their opponents down in five of six road conference games and seven of nine total road games.
- Arizona State has scored 40.5% of its points this season in the paint.
- Additionally, the Sun Devils are +97 in the paint this season.
- With tonight's four point separation six of the last seven meetings between the Sun Devils and Cardinal have been separated by five points or fewer.
- In the last three games, 89:33 (74.1%) of the 120 total minutes have been separated by six points or less.
- ASU's win was its 32nd in the nation in two possession games (six points or less) since the start of the 2019-20 season. It is tied for the most-such wins in the nation during that span.
- Both games this year against the Cardinal have been separated by four. The 69-65 final is accompanied by a 68-64 final scoring the first game.
- The Sun Devils trailed by as many as 13 in the second half. The second time this season ASU has won a road conference game after trailing by double digits in the second half (at Oregon State, 16).
- In the absence of Washington, Enoch Boakye played a season high in minutes with 10.
- In fact, ASU out-offensive rebounded the Cardinal 6-5 in the second half.
- The victory marks the first time since 2016-17 that ASU has swept the season series with Stanford (3-0 in that year).
- Arizona State cut into an early double-digit Cardinal lead, going from an 18-8 to 18-17 with a 9-0 run over 2:44 from 11:28-8:44. It was part of a 14-7 scoring advantage over 6:19 from 11:28 to 5:09.
- Stanford opened the second half on a 15-2 scoring stretch and took a 48-35 lead.
- Trailing 63-55 with 6:08 to play, Desmond Cambridge Jr. and Horne both hit triples in :29 seconds, a 6-0 run to bring it back within two.
- Arizona State took the lead for the first time in the second half on a DJ Horne triple at 1:50, 67-65.
- ASU closed the game on an 8-0 run and held the Cardinal to two of their last 10 from the floor and a scoring drought of the final 4:05.
Desmond Cambridge Jr. knocked in a floater with 18:46 to get the Arizona State (17-8, 8-6) offense started.
The squads traded buckets before Stanford (10-14, 4-9) went on a 6-0 run, making it 11-4. Devan Cambridge leaked out on the fast break for an and-one basket. Desmond Jr. snatched the rebound and Devan eventually dropped in a basket, making it an 11-8 deficit.
Following a Jamiya Neal layup, Austin Nunez drained a trey - ASU's first - making it a 18-13 Stanford advantage and giving the Sun Devils a 5-0 run.A little contact…?
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 10, 2023
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Frankie Collins earned his first points of the contest on a layup at 9:19, bringing ASU the run to seven, an 18-15 Stanford lead. He proceeded to knock in another bucket bringing him up to four straight points and the run to nine. The Sun Devils were within a point, 18-17 at 8:44.
Duke Brennan earned his first block of the game - ASU's first on a three pointer this season - at 8:06.
Following a Stanford triple Collins earned his third straight ASU basket and second contested layup at 7:05. At 6:40 on the clock, ASU went into the under-eight media timeout trailing 21-18.Good luck shooting over a flying @Dukebrennan86 ??
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 10, 2023
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Horne banged in his first three of the contest at 5:32, bringing the Sun Devils back within one, 23-22. Stanford slipped through the lane for a slam, Horne countered, nailing his second straight basket.
Following a Stanford stop, Horne launched another triple at 4:10, giving ASU a 27-25 lead, its first of the contest.
Cambridge Jr. gave ASU the lead back at 3:02 with a tough midrange jumper. A Neal jumper at 1:06 gave ASU a five point lead - its largest of the game - at 33-28.Closing the gate ????@djhorne0 nails an open three off a great screen
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 10, 2023
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SECOND HALF
Collins snapped a 9-0 Cardinal run that opened the half with a layup at 17:12, making it 42-35 Stanford. Collins then scored another basket, his second straight and the Sun Devils trailed 48-37 at 16:14.
He hit another trey, a personal 6-0 run, to bring it back to single digits at 48-40 with 14:27 left.Just like Coach drew up ????@DevanCambridge from @Frankiecollins0 after a timeout ??
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 10, 2023
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Nunez hit his second three at 12:38, bringing it back to a six point game, 52-46.Sweet step back ??@Frankiecollins0 hits a big three!
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 10, 2023
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The Sun Devils continued to hang around. Desmond Cambridge Jr. drilled a triple at 10:43 and cut it to 52-49. The Cardinal committed a turnover on the other end, leading to a single free throw from Nunez, a 52-50 Stanford lead.Dialed it up ??@theaustinunez comes through
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 10, 2023
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Cambridge broke a 6-0 Stanford run with an offensive rebound and layup for an old-fashioned three point play. He hit the foul shot to make it 58-53 Cardinal with 9:04 to play.
Duke Brennan got on the scoreboard at 7:12 on a dish from Collins. ASU trailed 58-55.Laying his body on the line ??@DevanCambridge is a beast ??
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 10, 2023
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Trailing 63-55 with 6:08 to play, Desmond Cambridge Jr. and Horne both hit triples in :29 seconds, a 6-0 run to bring it back within two.
ASU's relentlessness continued and did not allow Stanford separation. A long trey from Desmond Cambridge Jr. continued ASU's surge. They re-cut the deficit one, 65-64 with 2:21 to play.Keeping it close ??@dezcambridgejr from deep!
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 10, 2023
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The Sun Devils took their first lead since 33-31 with 0:39 left in the first half on a three by Horne. They led 67-65 with 1:50 to play.
Horne would make two clutch foul shots with eight seconds to play, and the Sun Devils sealed the 69-65 victory.DJ for the lead!@djhorne0 with a huge triple ??
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 10, 2023
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UP NEXT
The Sun Devils continue their visit to the bay by heading to Berkeley to face the California Bears at 6:00 MST Saturday night.
QUOTABLES
Arizona State Men's Basketball Head Coach Bobby Hurley
Opening Statement…
??This game was a staple of what we've done late in games; we've had a lot of success late in games. Look at the VCU game, Colorado -- other games like those, our defense has stepped up. We dragged them (Stanford) late in the clock, we guarded them well, we made our free throws. DJ (Horne) had a big three, Desmond (Cambridge) had a big three. We made enough plays to win.
On rhythm of the game…
This game was textbook about how our season has been. Getting down at different stages, then getting up and finding a way. It was great that the guys fought as hard as they did and were able to get a win.
Arizona State Men's Basketball Guard DJ Horne
On being able to close out the game with strong shooting…
"It feels great because that's winning time right there. Those last four minutes are a war and it showed a lot about who we are as a team and that we care a lot about one another."
On the team's resiliency after coming back tonight losing some tough games:
"We definitely have a positive energy because this time is one of those low areas because you're waiting to get to March … so to come out with a win and to grind it out like we did, it's big for us and it's going to mean a lot for our season."