James Harden, Doug Ducey, N’Keal Harry, Devin Booker, Antonio Pierce, five-star prospects Taeshon Cherry, Kyree Walker and the 13,693 within Wells Fargo Arena saw it.
The clock hit zero point zero before the smoke machine erupted, students launched pool noodles, as fans raced out of “The Bank.”
After No. 11 Arizona State fell 76-72 to Oregon Thursday night, about 100 others, however, sat, staring into space, stone cold in bitter disappointment.
They likely realized something ASU can’t take back.
“We’re 1-and-3,” head coach Bobby Hurley said. “We’ve got our work cut out for us and we’ve got to find ourselves again.