The Sun Devil Men’s Basketball team battled at Colorado late Saturday but couldn’t get a second win on the Mountain road trip, falling 78-70 to the Buffaloes.
Moe Odum posted another 20-point game as he finished with 23 points, while Massamba Diop added 19 points and six boards. Pig Johnson added 14 points and three steals.
ASU again shot great from the free throw line (16-of-18/.890) but was outrebounded 39-26 and allowed Colorado to shoot .510 (31-of-61) from the field. Points in the paint hurt the Sun Devils, as they were outscored 42-26.
Colorado led for more than 34 minutes, and the game had four ties and just five lead changes, as ASU last led 45-43 early in the second half.