Overview
- Arizona State rallied to win 82-79 at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada, in the Jack Jones Hoops Classic.
- Bobby Hurley was ejected with 4.3 seconds left in the first half after two technicals for arguing a charging call on Christian Hammond, and Santa Clara led 55-38 at the break.
- The Sun Devils clamped down after halftime, holding the Broncos to 27.3% shooting with 2-for-17 from three and fueling a 22-4 surge while allowing one field goal over a 10-minute span.
- Anthony Johnson scored 14 of his 15 points after the break, Noah Meeusen hit the go-ahead layup with 13 seconds left and blocked a last-second 3-point try, and Johnson’s three-point play at 2:03 put ASU ahead 80-73.
- The comeback matched Arizona State’s largest rally from a halftime deficit as the Sun Devils improved to 9-2 and Santa Clara fell to 8-3 in Herb Sendek’s 1,000th career game.