For a five-minute, six-second span in the second half of Sunday’s clash for second in the Pac-12, Arizona State was in opportune position to bow out.
In three consecutive possessions, Remy Martin, De’Quon Lake and Romello White each committed their fourth personal fouls. Coach Bobby Hurley was issued a technical in the midst of it, and Lake became disqualified after a phantom whistle that gave Oregon State’s Alfred Hollins a 3-point play opportunity.
By the end, each stab came closer to a fatal blow, dropping ASU to a 61-56 deficit with 8:28 remaining.