They fell behind again Saturday. No. 11 Arizona State’s conference season hope looked to be slipping away. Could the rankings and 12-0 start all be a fluke? Many in the arena feared the answer to that question. Those on the court, though, didn’t waiver.
“I mean we got great leadership on the team,” ASU senior guard Shannon Evans said after the Sun Devils’ 77-75 victory. “So, we just kind of answered the bell when we said ‘pick it up guys, let’s really try to wake up.”
Coming out of the locker room, ASU (14-3, 2-3 Pac-12) was lifeless.