Sun Devils edge Arizona in 2OT
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State went away from Jermaine Marshall until it needed him most. He came through, and so did Jordan Bachynski with another game- saving block.
Fighting through a defensivedominated game, Arizona State pulled out arguably the biggest home win in school history, knocking off No. 2 Arizona 69- 66 in double overtime Friday night.
Marshall scored eight of his 29 points in the second extra period and Bachynski swatted T. J. McConnell’s drive with six seconds left, leading to a raucous midcourt celebration that had to restart because more time was left on the clock.
“No words can explain the joy that we feel right now,” said Bachynski, who had 13 points, eight blocked shots and seven rebounds. “Tonight was huge for us.”
Marshall went over 20 minutes without a field goal, but made a pair of 3- pointers in the second overtime, then scored on a drive with 14 seconds left to put the Sun Devils ( 19- 6, 8- 4 Pac- 12) up 67- 66.
Arizona ( 23- 2, 10- 2) didn’t call a timeout and got the ball into the hands of McConnell for a final shot. The Wildcats’ point guard hit some big shots throughout the game, but his final attempt was sent back by Bachynski, leading to a breakaway dunk by Jahii Carson that sent the fans pouring onto the court.
One problem: There was still time left on the clock. Less than a second, but enough for the Wildcats to get off a good shot. Nick Johnson’s attempt hit the rim and bounced away, though, sending the fans back onto the court.
“In terms of college basketball, that’s as good as it gets,” said Arizona State coach Herb Sendek, who was doused with Gatorade in the locker room. “Obviously, the game could have gone either way, but I stand in awe at the players on both teams and their ability to perform on a stage like that, in such conditions, they really have my total respect.”
McConnell led Arizona with 17 points and five rebounds. Kaleb Tarczewski had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Aaron Gordon had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 13 Louisville 82, Temple 58
PHILADELPHIA — Montrezl Harrell scored a career- high 22 points and Louisville built a 30- point first- half lead. Russ Smith added 15 points to help the Cardinals ( 20- 4, 9- 2 American Athletic Conference) improve to 7- 1 in their last eight games.
Wayne Blackshear finished with 13 points, Luke Hancock scored 11, and Harrell had 10 rebounds and four blocks in the game postponed a day because of a snowstorm.
Anthony Lee and Will Cummings led Temple ( 6- 17, 1- 10) with 14 points apiece.
No. 23 SMU 77, Rutgers 65
PISCATAWAY, N. J. — Nic Moore scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half and SMU won as a ranked team for the first time in 29 years.
Moore drained five of his nine 3- pointers, helping SMU shoot 8 for 18 from beyond the arc.
Nick Russell added 16 points to help the Mustangs ( 20- 5, 9- 3 American Athletic Conference) reach the 20- win plateau for the second time in 13 years. Myles Mack had 17 points, and Kadeem Jack scored 15 for the Scarlet Knights ( 10- 15, 4- 8).
Playing its first game as a ranked team since the 1984- 85 season, SMU held Rutgers without a field goal over the final 6: 17 of the first half and went into halftime with a 3629 lead.
The Scarlet Knights used a 7- 0 run to rally within 41- 40 with 15 minutes to play, but Moore drilled three 3- pointers during a 14- 2 run to extend the Mustangs’ advantage to 12. Rutgers, which lost to SMU 70- 56 in Dallas on Jan. 21, never got within six points the rest of the way.