It certainly looked bleak for Arizona State after five minutes. The Sun Devils found themselves down 12 and only scored two points. However, they crept back into the game behind hustle plays from Jalen Graham.
The forward helped start the run that closed the gap with a block on one end and a put back layup on the other. Graham finished the night with 19 points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks. But in the end it wasn’t enough. No. 19 USC (19-3, 9-3 Pac-12) overcame Graham’s efforts and wiped away Arizona State’s (6-13, 2-7) second-half lead to win 58-53.