That was a tough one
Any chance for the Arizona State Sun Devils (10-13, 7-10 Pac-12) to build momentum into the Pac-12 Tournament was flushed away by the Utah Utes (11-12, 8-11) on Saturday. Offense and defense, nothing was pretty for the Sun Devils in their 98-59 loss in Salt Lake City.
The two teams battled for most of the first half, but the second half was basically competitive. Utah outscored the Sun Devils by 26 in the final half of the game. Arizona State only score four points in the first six minutes of the second half, while the Utes stretched their lead out to 28 points.
Five different players on Utah scored in the double digits. As a team, the Utes shot nearly 60 percent from the field compared to Arizona State’s 37.5 percent. Alonzo Verge and Holland Woods tried to carry the weight on offense as each scored 13 points, but not nearly enough on Saturday.
One of the strangest parts to the loss was Remy Martin’s lack of contributions to the offense. The Pac-12’s leading scoring coming into Saturday didn’t attack from much in the first half as he only attempted one shot. Martin finished the game with eight points and shot seven times.
Arizona State returns to action on Wednesday to start the Pac-12 Tournament but won’t know its seeding till Sunday night.
Side Note: Rashon Bruno accepts head coaching position at Northern Illinois
Multiple reports came out Saturday morning that Arizona State associate head coach Rashon Bruno had agreed to take the Northern Illinois head coaching position. The school later confirmed it. Bruno joined Arizona State’s staff back in 2015 before being elevated to to associate head coach.
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