Oregon State closed the first half on an 8-0 run, sending Arizona State to the visitor’s locker room at Gill Coliseum trailing by seven. It was also in that moment where reality began to set in.
An ASU loss to the Beavers would all but guarantee the Pac-12 to be a one-bid league come Selection Sunday.
Just over a year ago, coach Bobby Hurley exited the floor in Corvallis after ASU was swept on the road in the Beaver State. He responded to media following the loss with the same blanket statement, “I’m a terrible coach right now.