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ASU Basketball: High foul-count, slow start in second-half hinder Sun Devils in 75-70 loss to Oregon

TEMPE - Coming out of halftime, the official Arizona State Basketball Twitter account posted a Tweet with a caption that foreshadowed a back-half collapse for the Sun Devils.

Only half that matters.

Second half is underway!

https://t.co/D4jrFj6ebe pic.twitter.com/Gl5s4IdC3V— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 5, 2023

Only half that matters.

After taking a 30-27 halftime lead into the locker room, ASU (16-8, 7-6 Pac-12) lost Saturday’s home-matchup against Oregon (14-10, 8-5) 75-70. In the “only half that mattered,” the Sun Devils were outscored 48-40, and were awarded just 8 free-throws to Oregon’s 24.