Scouting report for No. 7 Arizona's home finale vs. Arizona State, including players to watch, assistant coach Riccardo Fois' take on the Sun Devils and more.
F Devan Cambridge F Azuolas Tubelis How they match upThe last time: After building a 45-28 halftime lead at ASU on Dec. 31, Arizona made just 2 of 11 shots to begin the second half while ASU went on a 19-4 run to pull within two points. But Arizona never trailed the Sun Devils and hung on for a 69-60 win. Azuolas Tubelis led Arizona with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Oumar Ballo had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Since then, ASU has re-entered the competition for an NCAA Tournament berth and top-four seed in the Pac-12 Tournament by sweeping Stanford and Cal in the Bay area and beating Utah at home on Feb. 18. However, ASU lost 67-59 to Colorado at home on Feb. 16, when the Sun Devils shot just 36.9% from the field and were outrebounded 42-34. The Buffs limited ASU center Warren Washington to just six points, though Washington returned to score 18 on Utah.
He said it“They're a good team. They went through a tough stretch of games they could have won, so now they're a desperate team. A desperate team is always a dangerous team. When I watch their games, they look like one of the top four teams in the conference, which is what they are. “I told Matt I wasn't going to recruit him to come down here and talk him into leaving Gonzaga, when he reached out to me,” Lloyd said. “But I said if he wanted to come, he had a spot and we would value him.”
“He's a Division I basketball player who's chosen to be a walk-on for high-level programs, so his opportunities to play have been limited,” Lloyd said.
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