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This weekend, the Bears will face off against the Sun Devils, who sits beside them at the bottom of the Pac-12.

Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Oregon finished the regular season on a five-game winning streak (4-1 ATS), outscoring opponents by more than nine ppg over that stretch. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The No. 1 Oregon Ducks showdown with the No. 8 Arizona State Sun Devils in Round 2 of the Pac-12 Tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Thursday. Arizona State survived a back-and-forth battle with Washington State in the opening round but now runs into an Oregon squad that finished the regular season...

Alonzo Verge Jr. scored on a challenged drive in the lane with 11 seconds left, lifting Arizona State to a 64-59 win over Washington State in the opening round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament on Wednesday. Verge finished with a season-high 26 points as the Sun Devils (11-13) closed the game on a 10-2 run for their second win over Washington State in less than two weeks. Arizona State beat Washington State 77-74 on Feb. 27 in Tempe.

Cal came away with its first win of the season after holding off Fresno State on the road. Fresh off a victory, the Bears return to Memorial Stadium this Friday for another two-game home stretch.

Arizona State knocks out Washington State from Pac-12 Tournament 20 turnovers doom Cougars in 64-59 loss By The Associated Press Share: 4 Photos Arizona States Alonzo Verge Jr. (11) shoots around Washington States Noah Williams (24) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Pac-12 mens tournament Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Photo Gallery LAS VEGAS — Alonzo Verge Jr. scored on a challenged dr...

March 9, 2021 Kimani Lawrence has been a difference maker for the Arizona State men’s basketball team in its final seven games, averaging 14.3 points and 8.4 rebounds. (Photo by Alina Nelson/Cronkite News) TEMPE – As Arizona State prepared to take on the Washington Huskies, the command from coach Bobby Hurley to Kimani Lawrence was simple: “Hey, I need 20 rebounds from you tonight.” Whether serious or farcical, the message was received by the senior forward, who delivered two nights lat...

Rick Scuteri/Associated Press Arizona State will again be without Josh Christopher and Marcus Bagley, who will miss the Pac-12 tournament, per Doug Haller of The Athletic. The Sun Devils have played without both players this season, but they have not had an overwhelming amount of success. They beat the Cougars without the pair but then proceeded to get blown out by the Colorado Buffaloes and Utah Utes.  Washington State had five players reach double digits and shot 41.2 percent from three-po...

Sun Devil Outlook Arizona State (2-10) Arizona State broke its losing streak against their in-state rival Arizona this last weekend, earning half of the Territorial Cup point for the team. Sophomore Annika Larson had a solid weekend, reaching team highs in digs in both matches. She is second on the Pac-12 for total digs with 192, reaching double figures in all but two matches. The duo of Marta Levinska and Iman Isanovic continue to impress on the pins. They have the two highest kill totals with...

Ponwith went 2-1 in singles and picked up a doubles victory during No. 21 ASUs road gauntlet last week that featured matches against No. 50 Tulsa, No. 28 Oklahoma, and No. 2 Baylor. Ponwiths singles wins against the Hurricane and Sooners helped ASU (11-2) reach a 10-match winning streak prior to their loss to the Bears, and the senior captain reached a team-best 10 wins too. His victories included a three-set win over No. 67 Kody Pearson of Tulsa. Ponwith is 10-3 in singles this year and holds ...

CONFERENCE EDITION: HOT, NOT & IN BETWEEN Were approaching mid-March play, and already weve seen plenty of conference action underway coast-to-coast. Teams have put themselves in great position to earn top seeding in conference tournaments, while others already have their backs against the walls already in desperate need of winning a league AQ to dance come May. Were breaking down our top five conference races this week: The ACC: HOT; on fire actually. CAA: Dark horses galore.  Pac-12: Han...