San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
ASU TOPS ’CATS ON 60-FOOTER
Arizona State’s latest rivalry loss appeared imminent even after a late rally, with a desperate heave all that was left.
Desmond Cambridge Jr. cashed it in, swishing a Mckale Center miracle to keep the Sun Devils’ NCAA Tournament hopes alive.
Cambridge Jr. hit a 60-foot shot at the buzzer and visiting Arizona State rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat No. 7 Arizona 89-88 on Saturday.
“I did not think that shot was going in,” said Cambridge, who finished with 19 points. “I just wanted to have a nice miss and everyone in the crowd go, “Ohhh!” Once it went in, I literally could only scream because I couldn’t make sense of it.”
The Wildcats (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) led by 10 before going more than six minutes without a field goal as Arizona State pulled ahead by one.
The Sun Devils (20-9, 11-7) went up 86-85 on Warren Washington’s layup with just a minute left, but Pelle Larsson put Arizona back up on a layup with 29 seconds left.
Arizona State’s DJ Horne missed a jumper with four seconds left and the Sun Devils had a final shot after Oumar Ballo hit 1 of 2 free throws.
Catching the ball with 2.4 seconds left, Cambridge left the fans at Mckale Center stunned, launching a shot from beyond half-court that sent his teammates charging onto the floor in celebration.
“We were sitting on pocket aces and it happens sometimes,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said.
Cedric Henderson Jr. led Arizona with 19 points and Azuoulas Tubelis added 17.
Santa Clara 81, USD 63:
Shooting 52.5 percent from the floor, the Broncos defeated the Toreros in the West Coast Conference regularseason finale for both teams. Brandin Podziemski led Santa Clara (23-8, 11-5) with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
Fifth-year guard Marcellus Earlington led the Toreros with 17 points and seven rebounds, including a perfect 7 of 7 from the free-throw line. USD (11-19, 4-12) will face Portland in the first round of the WCC tournament on Thursday.
Pacific 81, Portland 77:
Cam Denson’s 12 points off of
Arizona St. 89, Arizona 88 the bench led host Pacific over Portland. Denson had seven rebounds for the Tigers (14-17, 7-9 West Coast Conference).
The Pilots (13-18, 5-11) were led in scoring by Moses Wood, who finished with 26 points, nine rebounds and two steals.
San Jose St. 74, Boise St. 68 (OT): Omari Moore scored 24 points, five in the overtime, as host San Jose State beat Boise State. Moore shot 10 for 26, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Spartans (17-12, 8-8 MW).
The Broncos (22-7, 12-4) were led by Chibuzo Agbo, who posted 17 points. Boise State also got 14 points from Marcus Shaver Jr. Tyson Degenhart also put up 13 points.
USC 62, Utah 49: Boogie Ellis scored 16 points, Drew Peterson added 14 and the Trojans picked up their fourth straight win, beating host Utah. USC ties No. 7 Arizona for second place in the Pac-12 Conference with the win.
Ellis (Mission Bay High) made 6 of 12 shots, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, for the Trojans (21-8, 13-5). Peterson hit two 3-pointers and added eight assists and seven rebounds. Kobe Johnson finished with 12 points and three steals.
Marco Anthony scored 11 points to lead the Utes (17-13, 10-9), losers of four straight.
Washington St. 63, Cal 57: Mouhamed Gueye had 20 points and 10 rebounds, TJ Bamba scored 19 points, and Washington State (15-15, 10-9 Pac-12) defeated host California for the Cougars’ fifth straight win.
Joel Brown had 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Golden Bears (3-26, 2-16).
Oregon 69, Oregon State 67: N’faly Dante scored 16 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, Rivaldo Soares scored the game winner with 0.7 seconds left and visiting Oregon beat Oregon State.
Jermaine Couisnard added 12 points, Keeshawn Barthelemy had 11 and Quincy Guerrier 10 for Oregon (16-13, 10-8 Pac-12), which swept the season series and ended a two-game skid.
Dexter Akanno finished with 17 points to lead Oregon State (10-19, 4-14).