It was a rough start in Las Vegas for the Oregon Ducks. Arizona State also came out sluggish, but swung hard in the first half. Torian Graham led all scorers in the first half with 16 points that kept the Sun Devils in the game. ASU watched Chris Boucher find early foul trouble with two in the first half.
Oregon started the game hitting 42 percent for the first half. Tyler Dorsey was without a three-pointer in the first half. Oregon was 6 for 15 from beyond the arc and 13 for 31 from the field and took a 34-31 lead into the locker room against Arizona State.