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January 29, 2018 06:00·
Pac-12: Arizona State's slump continues

Pac-12: Arizona State's slump continues

"It's building confidence in some guys that got an opportunity, but you could feel us wear down in the last two games. We should've had this one", said forward David Collette on ESPN 700. "So I just wanted to answer the question in advance for you guys".

It was mostly the Sun Devil's success near the rim that kept them in the lead throughout much of the first half, as they were cold from beyond the arc, shooting 0-for-10 in the first half from behind the three-point line. In those two games in Los Angeles, Barefield was 1 for 11 from the field for four points, and he followed that with a two-point game against Washington on 0-for-5 shooting.

Arizona State made 10 of 21 3s in the second half.

"I loved our defensive effort for 40 minutes", ASU head coach Bobby Hurley said. "It reminded me a lot of who we've been most of the season".

With the win, the Sun Devils improve to 16-5 (4-5 Pac-12) on the year, jumping from 10th to eighth place in the conference standings. Ayton finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.

"Arizona State is kind of the same way", Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. The lack of size, struggles of Holder and Evans and lack of rhythm had become the biggest storylines for this team over the past few weeks. We're the same way with George and McKinley.

"It definitely bought us some time within that game to get our offense in gear". "They hit some tough shots, but we have to eliminate the wide-open ones".

Dominique Collier scored 11 points for the Buffaloes (12-10, 4-6), who lost their third straight Pac-12 game. Utah has gone 25-2 under Roberts when opponents score 60 points or less.

De'Quon Lake and Romello White each scored 10 for the Sun Devils.

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After the game, Miller indicated there was more good news for Arizona ahead: He indicated forward Rawle Alkins may return Wednesday at Washington State, after Alkins sat out Saturday for the third time in the Wildcats' past four games, though he said Alkins may play fewer than the 34 minutes than he did on January 20 at Stanford.

The game was tied 32-32 at halftime and CU managed to inch ahead 51-47 on a 3-pointer from freshman D'Shawn Schwartz midway through the second half.

Arizona State fans had to be thrilled to see Holder and Evans get it going, as they did during their 12-0 nonconference run.

The Buffaloes slowly started to climb back, hitting a couple timely buckets and besting the Devils in fast-break points as the half came to a close.

The senior duo combined for 41 points (half of ASU's total) and were the source of ASU's burst of six consecutive three-pointers in the second half, which led to an 18-2 run.

During the run, Parker Van Dyke drilled one from downtown and Barefield hit two free throws to give Utah its first lead of the night, 66-65.

The Wildcats made 10 of 16 3-point attempts, including six of their first seven.

The Sun Devils made 10 threes in the second half, with Holder and Evans II both draining four long bombs. The Buffaloes never caught up again.

Coming alive from long-range and showing the skills that made ASU one of the most unsafe 3-point teams in the nation through the season's first two months, the 21st-ranked Sun Devils ran away from the Buffaloes down the stretch to send CU back to Colorado with an 80-66 loss at Wells Fargo Arena. The Sun Devils' final shot, a running 3-pointer by Tra Holder at the buzzer, was nowhere close.

Utah plays at Colorado on Friday.

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