The Sun Devils men's hoops team fell short of an upset bid to No. 19 USC Trojans at Desert Financial Arena Thursday. Although entering the last minute tied at 51, ASU could not come up with the victory after the Trojans made six free throws in the last 60 seconds to notch a 58-53 win, despite holding USC to 30 percent shooting (18-of-60).
Dating back to 1996-97, ASU has held opponents to 30 percent shooting or less 27 times, Thursday night was the first loss.
Foul trouble was a problem for Bobby Hurley's squad from the beginning of the second quarter, which caused USC to shoot 17 more free throws than ASU.