Struggling Sun Devils head back out on road for matchup at Oklahoma State

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The Arizona State Sun Devils basketball team has lost five straight games at home. Maybe it will have some better luck back out on the road.

Coach Bobby Hurley’s squad plays its next two games away from Desert Financial Arena. The first comes on Sunday when the Sun Devils square off against Oklahoma State. Then it’s on to No. 13 Texas Tech for a Wednesday showdown against the Red Raiders.

It has been a frustrating stretch with a 71-70 loss to Kansas State on Tuesday coming after Jayden Quaintance missed two free throws with four seconds left. It shouldn’t have even come down to that though as the Sun Devils led by as many as 16 points in the first half. Most problematic was the ejection of a player for the second straight game, this time senior guard Adam Miller.

“It’s not like we’re losing by 20 points. We’re in these games. We just have to find a way to finish,” senior guard Alston Mason said after the game.

With a tougher foe on the horizon, the Sun Devils need to right the ship in what is a winnable game.

Arizona State (12-10, 3-8) at Oklahoma State (11-11, 3-8)

Time/Site: Sunday, noon, Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma

TV: ESPN+ Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (KMVP)

About the matchup: Both teams are battling to get out of the bottom tier of the Big 12. Both are at 3-8 in conference play, ahead of only Colorado which has yet to win a Big 12 game. It will be the only time they play this season. ASU has two wins over Colorado and one against West Virginia. Oklahoma State has beaten Kansas State, Colorado and Utah — all at home. Oklahoma State averages 72.3 points per game and is giving up 74.6 while ASU averages 73.1 and is giving up 72.

About the Sun Devils: ASU had a promising season in the works when it approached Big 12 play, going 9-2 through a tough nonconference portion of its schedule but has hit the skids in the conference with a 71-70 loss to Kansas State on Tuesday the latest setback. ASU did a better job Tuesday of not turning the ball over, something it…

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Publish date : 2025-02-08 12:01:00

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