National Basketball Association
Washington 84, Arizona State 82
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 22, 2024
Where: Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Randy Richardson, # Marques Pettigrew, # Kipp Kissinger
Attendance:
7401
By Field Level Media
Braxton Meah made two free throws with 32 seconds remaining in overtime as Washington outlasted Arizona State 84-82 after blowing a 25-point, second-half lead on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz.
Keion Brooks Jr. led the Huskies (15-12, 7-9 Pac-12) with 21 points and Koren Johnson added 17. Meah had 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Frankie Collins scored 21 points for the Sun Devils (13-14, 7-9), including 10 in the final 1:23 of regulation to tie the score. He also finished with eight rebounds and three steals.
The Sun Devils, who took a 105-60 defeat Saturday at then-No. 5 Arizona, appeared on their way to another blowout loss when the Huskies led 49-24 with 18:29 remaining.
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley made a five-man substitution, and his second unit sparked an 8-0 run.
Kamari Lands (11 points) made three 3-pointers in a span of 2:43 to pull the Sun Devils within 51-38.
A driving layup by Collins made it a 10-point game with 8:56 left. He added a 3-pointer with 7:03 to go to pull the Sun Devils within 61-54.
A layup by Arizona State's Jose Perez (15 points) made it 65-61 with 3:28 left before Washington's Paul Mulcahy sank a jumper from the left side.
The teams traded free throws for the next few possessions.
Collins hit two 3-pointers in the final 1:23 of regulation, then converted a driving layup with 6.9 seconds left to tie it at 75-all and force overtime.
Collins fouled out with 3:59 left in overtime. Perez soon made a jumper to give the Sun Devils a 77-76 lead, their first since they were up 1-0.
Washington's Moses Wood made a reverse layup to tie the score with 1:01 left in OT ahead of Meah's winning foul shots.
The Huskies took a 45-24 lead at the half as Brooks, the Pac-12's leading scorer, had 14 points and Johnson added 12 off the bench. Adam Miller topped the Sun Devils with seven first-half points, and he finished with 14.
Washington scored the last 16 points of the first half and the first four points of the second half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
Arizona State |
Keion Brooks 21 |
Scoring |
Frankie Collins 21 |
Koren Johnson 7 |
Assists |
Jamiya Neal 5 |
Braxton Meah 14 |
Rebounds |
Frankie Collins 8 |
Keion Brooks 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Adam Miller 6 |
Paul Mulcahy 3 |
Steals |
Frankie Collins 3 |
Braxton Meah 2 |
Blocks |
Shawn Phillips Jr. 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Washington
|
84 |
42.9 |
8-30 |
16-26 |
18 |
47 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
Arizona State
|
82 |
38.6 |
9-24 |
19-28 |
16 |
39 |
4 |
7 |
11 |