Kodi Justice made himself clear after losing to Oregon: “It was literally the backboard.”
It wasn’t hard to tell, especially when your team gets dominated within the key. Bullied so bad, that Oregon had 38 points compared to ASU’s 16 in the paint. The Sun Devils allowed 15 offensive boards.
Head coach Bobby Hurley blamed the zone, admitting he hasn’t designed a scheme good enough to break it.
Well, Saturday, something may have clicked.
Arizona State was losing for 27 minutes, even trailed by 13 with 12 minutes to play, but overcame the deficit to defeat Oregon State, 77-75, before a crowd of 13,459 at Wells Fargo Arena.