Dayton, Ohio — Two inches.
Two inches separated ASU’s plane going from Detroit instead of Arizona. It dictated when three seniors’ careers would end and in the First Four on Wednesday in Dayton. The Sun Devils were a Shannon Evans’ 3 going two inches to the right away from beating Syracuse and advancing in the NCAA tournament.
But, it didn’t.
Evans’ shot clanked off the rim and the Orange corralled it to secure their 60-56 win over the Sun Devils. ASU’s once-dream season ended along with the careers of its three senior guards that turned ASU into “Guard U.