The Arizona State Sun Devils rode their worst shooting performance of the season and a tumultuous defensive showing in the second half en route to a 68-43 defeat to the California Golden Bears at Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday night.
As has often been the case this season, the Sun Devils (11-14, 4-8 Pac-12) struggled to get their offense moving early on. The Maroon and Gold opened 2-for-10 from the floor in the first few minutes, and multiple poor possessions were bailed out by Shannon Evans II driving into the paint.
The Devils also struggled to defend the post early on as Cal forward Ivan Rabb grabbed seven rebounds in his 18 first-half minutes, which led to a lot of open looks on the perimeter for the Bears who finished shooting 40 percent from 3 at the half.