TEMPE - Teams that lose must-win games usually don’t get a shot at the Big Dance.
It seems like a simple concept, one that might seem stupid to even mention, but Arizona State (18-9, 9-7 Pac-12) has now lost a pair games labeled as “must wins”: a home loss to Oregon, and Thursday’s 67-59 loss to Colorado (15-12, 7-9) at Desert Financial Arena.
Meaningful basketball in late-March now seems like a distant reality.
“We got to find more ways to score,” head coach Bobby Hurley said.
Guards DJ Horne (15 points) and Desmond Cambridge (12 points) each had the hot-hand early, and they led the team in scoring.