It isn't every day the No. 1 team comes to town. So, no, it wasn't just another game.
Grant Hill was in the house. So was Jason Kidd. Olympic great Michael Phelps. Governor Doug Ducey. Football coach Herm Edwards was in the house for the showdown televised by ESPN.
For most of the night it didn't look good for the No. 18 Sun Devils, but Bobby Hurley's squad battled through spells of poor shooting and pulled off the 80-76 upset on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 14,592 at Wells Fargo Arena - third third-largest crowd in history.