The Sun Devils have won their first two conference road games for the first time since 1992 and have three resume-building wins in their quest to return to the NCAA Tournament.
"This was a big game," Hurley said after the Sun Devils led by as much as 29 at Oregon on Thursday night. "We’re playing Oregon and we’re having a great season so this takes it up a notch when you’re able to come in here and play the way we did, I think it sends a message about what we’re capable of."
Arizona State had a disjointed season when college basketball returned, never able to gain momentum through the stops and starts of COVID-19. The Sun Devils finished 11-14 in 2020-21 and remained stuck in neutral last season, going 14-17 as calls for Hurley’s job started to grow louder.The additions of brothers Desmond and Devan Cambridge, point guard Frankie Collins and big man Warren Washington through the transfer portal gave Arizona State added length and athleticism.
"We’ve had some games offensively that we’ve struggled making shots and that hasn’t impacted how hard the guys play at the other end of the floor," Hurley said. "We’ve been consistently keeping ourselves in games because of how well we defend."The 7-foot Washington has given Hurley an active, athletic rim protector who gives the other four players an opportunity to play aggressively away from the basket.
The defensive tenacity often leads to baskets in transition and big runs, like the 18-2 stretch they had to bury the Ducks.
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