National Basketball Association
Sacramento State 66, Arizona State 63
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 13, 2015
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Don McAllister, # Casey McClellan, # Chad Shepherd
Attendance:
5275
By The Sports Xchange
Sacramento State guard Cody Demps had 22 points, eight in the final 1:52, and the visiting Hornets spoiled Bobby Hurley's Arizona State coaching debut with a 66-63 victory Friday in Tempe, Ariz.
Demps made two go-ahead 3-pointers down the stretch, and his two free throws with 24.5 seconds remaining completed the scoring.
Sun Devils guard Gerry Blakes missed a contested 3-pointer with two seconds remaining. ASU made 2-of-17 3-point attempts.
Guard Marcus Graves had 20 points for the Hornets (1-0), who were 3-36 against Pac-12 teams entering the game, last beating Utah in 2012.
Arizona State point guard Tra Holder had 17, and senior forward Willie Atwood added 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. Blakes had 13 points.
The Sun Devils (0-1) led 56-51 before Graves hit a 3-pointer, and Demps made a deriving layup to tie the game with 3:08 left.
Blakes hit a jumper before Demps' 3-pointer with 1:51 remaining gave the Hornets the a 59-58 lead. Demps' trey on the next possession countered a basket by center Eric Jacobsen for a 62-60 lead, and Arizona State never caught up.
Hurley, a former Duke All-American and the 1992 NCAA FInal Four MVP, replaced Herb Sendek this winter. Hurley was 42-20 in two seasons at Buffalo, leading the program to to its first NCAA Tournament appearance last year.
Top Game Performances
| Sacramento State |
|
Arizona State |
|
Cody Demps 22 |
Scoring |
Tra Holder 17 |
|
Cody Demps 5 |
Assists |
Tra Holder 5 |
|
Cody Demps 7 |
Rebounds |
Willie Atwood 11 |
|
Cody Demps 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Tra Holder 8 |
|
Cody Demps 1 |
Steals |
Gerry Blakes 3 |
|
Eric Stuteville 3 |
Blocks |
Eric Jacobsen 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Sacramento State
|
66 |
46.4 |
6-17 |
8-14 |
14 |
35 |
5 |
3 |
17 |
| Arizona State
|
63 |
41.8 |
2-17 |
15-27 |
12 |
31 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
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