The writing is on the wall for Arizona State men's basketball coach Bobby Hurley. 

Hurley's seat has been hot all season, with every loss getting worse. After a spirit-snatching defeat on Saturday, Jan. 31, to rival and No. 1 Arizona 87-74, Hurley's seat is scorching. Adding insult to injury, the Sun Devils have lost 9 of 11 games.

Although tied going into the break at 38, the Wildcats ran away with the game in the second half, outscoring the Sun Devils 49-36. 

ASU looked well at times, especially in the first half, playing hard and solid on defense, limiting freshman phenom forward Koa Peat to just six points. 

Then, halftime happened. 

The intermission is a time when coaches typically make adjustments to their game plans and when games are won or lost. 

Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd made those adjustments, aiming to get his star freshman involved. 

Ultimately, Peat finished with 21 points, including two 3-pointers.

You could tell the Sun Devil did not respect Peat from distance, and he made them pay. The star freshman knocked down a 3-pointer with less than two minutes into the second half. 

Peat was clearly told to let it fly, and he did, as ASU didn’t adjust.

Lloyd made a pivotal adjustment that Hurley didn’t respect, and it hurt the Sun Devils. 

Hurley got outcoached and lost the coaches’ period — again. 

In 6 of the Sun Devils’ 11 losses, they were either tied or leading at halftime, yet fell apart in the second half.  

Hurley is simply getting outcoached, directly resulting in losses. 

Saturday's game was undoubtedly one of the biggest collapses of the year. 

Worst of all, Desert Financial Arena was a near sellout, yet it was 50% red and blue. 

“It was not a home game,” Hurley said postgame. 

To ASU fans’ defense, why support a struggling program?

Fans knew the inevitable. Nobody wants to watch a team get embarrassed by its in-state rival, especially at home. 

However, it’s expected that the No. 1 team travels well, especially if its rival is less than two hours north. 

Arizona overtook ASU’s house.

Many times throughout the game, “U of A” chants roared, making it impossible to notice anything else. ASU fans lacked the energy to counter because they didn’t have anything to cheer for.

Add the on-court performance to the mix, and the situation makes more sense. 

If the Sun Devils wanted any chance to pull off the upset, they needed a big game from senior guard Moe Odum — who disappointed. 

Odum got into foul trouble early, committing uncharacteristically stupid mistakes in the second half, and sat for nearly ten minutes.

Although he had 15 points, he disappointed in other areas, including a game-high five turnovers. 

Every time Odum turned the ball over, he showed a lack of responsibility, always yelling and blaming teammates or coaches. 

The body language from the top, Hurley, to the role players was horrific on Saturday. When things went wrong during the game, everyone's body language and temper went to shambles. 

On the flip side, Arizona demonstrated great restraint and body language, reflecting the culture coach Lloyd installed.

Building a winning culture starts with recruiting the right guys, developing them and coaching them the right way. 

Once you do these things, you will have a culture similar to Lloyd and Arizona's. 

Hurley hasn’t done any of that, and the proof is in the pudding. 

With nine games remaining in the Sun Devils’ season, Hurley may soon be out of time.