Arizona State seeks 4-0 start against Louisiana-Monroe
Arizona State Sun Devils will seek a fourth straight win to start the season on Friday night when it meets Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks in Tempe, Ariz.
The Sun Devils are 3-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season after an 85-63 win over Hofstra on Tuesday. Arizona State won the rebounding battle 49-25, the most rebounds by the Sun Devils since they had 56 in an overtime win over Cal on Feb. 11, 2023.
Paulius Murauskas transferred from Saint Mary's to join new coach Randy Bennett at Arizona State this season. Murauskas is averaging 25.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
Joel Foxwell (12.7 ppg) and JRob Croy (11.7) also are scoring in double figures for the Sun Devils.
Defensively for Arizona State, Tuesday marked the first time the team has held an opponent to 65 points or less in each of its first three games of the season since the 2014-15 campaign.
"This can be a good team. I'm not just trying to pump our team or our program up," Bennett told The Arizona Republic. "I just compare them to our good teams at St. Mary's. Those were usually around 25-ish (wins). ... We're every bit in that conversation; we just haven't done it yet. It's gonna get crazy in January."
Murauskas has been adept at getting to the foul line. His 32 free-throw attempts this season are the most in the Big 12. Against Hofstra, he had his first career game with three blocks and two steals.
Louisiana-Monroe (1-3) took TCU to double overtime in a 100-92 road loss to the Horned Frogs on Tuesday. Five Warhawks scored in double figures, and two recorded double-doubles in Dayjaun Anderson with 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Lance Carr with 13 and 14, respectively.
Louisiana-Monroe is in the midst of a four-game trip, with two games in Texas and two in Arizona, as the team takes on Grand Canyon in nearby Phoenix this weekend.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 9:36 |  | Robert Cowherd turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:46 | | Warhawks 30 second timeout | ||
| 9:48 |  | +3 | Bryce Ford makes three point jump shot (Joel Foxwell assists) | 11-20 |
| 9:55 | | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Ziyade Ndancky misses two point layup | ||
| 10:11 | | +1 | Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-17 |
| 10:11 | | Paulius Murauskas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:11 | | Guillaume Schoentgen shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Khalil London misses two point layup | ||
| 10:34 | | Ben Defty turnover (bad pass) (Robert Cowherd steals) | ||
| 10:40 | | Bryce Ford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Dayjaun Anderson misses two point layup | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Ben Defty makes two point putback layup | 11-16 |
| 11:02 | | Ben Defty offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Dillan Shaw misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Lance Carr kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:28 | | Warhawks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:36 | | TV timeout | ||
| 12:01 | | +2 | Joel Foxwell makes two point layup | 11-14 |
| 12:16 | | Dillan Shaw offensive rebound | ||
| 12:18 | | Dillan Shaw misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:21 | | Ziyade Ndancky personal foul (Ben Defty draws the foul) | ||
| 12:21 | | Sun Devils offensive rebound | ||
| 12:23 | | Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:32 | | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | ||
| 12:34 | | Phillip Tillman misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:52 | | Dillan Shaw turnover (bad pass) (Mike White steals) | ||
| 13:04 | | +2 | Dayjaun Anderson makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-12 |
| 13:24 | | +2 | Paulius Murauskas makes two point dunk (Dillan Shaw assists) | 9-12 |
| 13:29 | | Dayjaun Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Dillan Shaw steals) | ||
| 13:50 | | +2 | Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup (Ben Defty assists) | 9-10 |
| 14:12 | | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | ||
| 14:14 | | Lance Carr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:42 | | +2 | Ben Defty makes two point putback layup | 9-8 |
| 14:45 | | Ben Defty offensive rebound | ||
| 14:47 | | Joel Foxwell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:58 | | +2 | Dayjaun Anderson makes two point layup (Phillip Tillman assists) | 9-6 |
| 15:17 | | +2 | JRob Croy makes two point layup (Joel Foxwell assists) | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | | Joel Foxwell defensive rebound | ||
| 15:24 | | Ziyade Ndancky misses two point layup | ||
| 15:40 | | +1 | Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-4 |
| 15:40 | | Paulius Murauskas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 15:40 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:40 | | Lance Carr shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul) | ||
| 15:43 | | Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound | ||
| 15:45 | | JRob Croy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:58 | | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | ||
| 16:00 | | Dillan Shaw blocks Dayjaun Anderson's three point jump shot | ||
| 16:13 | | Phillip Tillman defensive rebound | ||
| 16:15 | | Joel Foxwell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:28 | | +2 | Ziyade Ndancky makes two point layup | 7-3 |
| 16:56 | | +3 | Joel Foxwell makes three point jump shot (Paulius Murauskas assists) | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | | Phillip Tillman turnover (traveling) | ||
| 17:36 | | Sun Devils turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 17:36 | | Dillan Shaw offensive rebound | ||
| 17:37 | | JRob Croy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:42 | | Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound | ||
| 17:44 | | Ben Defty misses two point hook shot | ||
| 18:12 | | +2 | Phillip Tillman makes two point layup | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | | Phillip Tillman defensive rebound | ||
| 18:19 | | Joel Foxwell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:50 | | +3 | Ziyade Ndancky makes three point jump shot (Dayjaun Anderson assists) | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | | Ziyade Ndancky defensive rebound | ||
| 19:04 | | Dillan Shaw misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:13 | | Ben Defty defensive rebound | ||
| 19:15 | | Dillan Shaw blocks Dayjaun Anderson's two point layup | ||
| 19:28 | | Dayjaun Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 19:30 | | JRob Croy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 20:00 | | Ziyade Ndancky vs. Ben Defty (Sun Devils gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Robert Cowherd turnover (traveling) | 9:36 |
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Warhawks 30 second timeout | 9:46 |
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+ 3 | Bryce Ford makes three point jump shot (Joel Foxwell assists) | 9:48 |
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Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | 9:55 |
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Ziyade Ndancky misses two point layup | 9:57 |
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+ 1 | Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10:11 |
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Paulius Murauskas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10:11 |
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Guillaume Schoentgen shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul) | 10:11 |
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Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | 10:20 |
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Khalil London misses two point layup | 10:22 |
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Ben Defty turnover (bad pass) (Robert Cowherd steals) | 10:34 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 11 | 20 |
| Field Goals | 5-13 (38.5%) | 8-19 (42.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 1-3 (33.3%) | 2-10 (20.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 2-4 (50.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 4 | 15 |
| Offensive | 0 | 6 |
| Defensive | 4 | 8 |
| Team | 0 | 1 |
| Assists | 2 | 5 |
| Steals | 2 | 1 |
| Blocks | 0 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Fouls | 3 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
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84.0 PPG | 48.8 RPG | 13.8 APG |
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83.3 PPG | 44.7 RPG | 15.3 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
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. Ndancky C | 8.3 PPG | 6.0 RPG | 0.3 APG | 52.2 FG% |
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. Murauskas F | 25.3 PPG | 8.3 RPG | 2.7 APG | 53.3 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
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| Z. Ndancky C | 5 PTS | 1 REB | 0 AST | ||
| P. Murauskas F | 6 PTS | 7 REB | 1 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Z. Ndancky | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Anderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Tillman | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| L. Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Z. Ndancky | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Anderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Tillman | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| L. Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| R. Cowherd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. London | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Schoentgen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q. McPherson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Lafleur | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Campbell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Adonry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Chamberlain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Nelson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Registe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5/13 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| P. Murauskas | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| J. Foxwell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Defty | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Croy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Shaw | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| P. Murauskas | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| J. Foxwell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Defty | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Croy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Shaw | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Wallace | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Garcia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Nyuon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. Malesevic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Rudaitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 20 | 14 | 5 | 8/19 | 2/10 | 2/4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |