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It’s one thing to lose to Gonzaga. Then there is losing to Georgia State. Yes, Georgia State.
For a while, it looked like that indignity might befall Arizona State, but coach Bobby Hurley’s team rallied from an 11-point deficit and chalked up a 75-62 victory on Monday, Nov. 17 at Desert Financial Arena.
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ASU (3-1) trailed by 11 points twice in the second half, including 52-41 with 14:20 to go.
Georgia State (1-4) was up 54-44 with 12:44 to go when ASU went on a 20-1 run, capped off by a driving layup by Anthony “Pig” Johnson that boosted ASU to a 64-55 lead.
Georgia State didn’t have a field goal for the last 6:24 and made just one of its last 14 shots from the field.
Hurley was not surprised his team came out a bit sluggish. He cited the natural letdown that came after that very late Friday night against Gonzaga. The team also had a 5 a.m. flight to Hawaii after Monday’s game, for three games it will play there. So, this was the ultimate “trap” game.
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“It’s not the easiest game for a lot of reasons,” Hurley said. “I don’t think I felt 100% today, so I can’t say that our players did either. With the level of game we played Friday night (against Gonzaga) and being a very late game, and then to play here again, it’s a whole different vibe. It’s hard to kind of match the same effort. It was a tough game, particularly with the bags packed, getting ready to get on a plane tomorrow morning.”
Let’s review:
What went right
Moe Odum: The point guard contributed in every way possible, finishing with 24 points, five rebounds, nine assists, and five steals. He had 15 points, four assists, two rebounds, and three steals in the first half, in which he made his first six shots from the field. Odum is typically a pass-first point guard, as evidenced by his 21 assists in the first three games, but no one else was doing much offensively in the half, so he was more aggressive offensively. He shot 10-for-19 from the field for the game.
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