When head coach Bobby Hurley took the podium last Saturday after the Sun Devils’ defeat from the hands’ of Princeton, he pointed to ASU’s lack of offense and shooting struggles. His reason for Arizona State’s (9-4 0-1 Pac-12) 96-86 loss to Utah (7-6, 1-0) was the opposite on Thursday.
“There was no transition defense. I haven’t seen us play like this in that department of what we’ve been doing defensively all season,” Hurley said.
The Sun Devils sprinted out to a 17-point lead in the game’s first 12 minutes. Sophomore guard Remy Martin couldn’t miss any shot he took, his signature mid-range jumper kept falling.