ASU defeated (12-0) Oregon State (6-5) 55-53 in an overtime classic at the Gill Coliseum on Sunday afternoon and pushed its win streak to 12. The 55 points scored marked ASU’s lowest of the season to this point. Certain Sun Devil stars like junior forward McKinna Brackens broke out; however, another had a career-worst shooting day in the maroon and gold.
Despite the double-digit deficit at halftime, ASU (9-2) mounted a charge in the second half of the Jack Jones Classic, defeating Santa Clara University (8-3) 82-79 at Lee’s Family Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada. The absence of Hurley was filled in a major way by assistant coach Nick Irvin, as the Sun Devils responded on both ends of the floor, cleaning up turnovers and getting key stops on seemingly every possession.
