Balanced Sun Devils use big outburst to beat Ducks 78-64
AP
Jan 20, 2019
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State Sun Devils ran away from Oregon Ducks with a 19-0 second-half run, and the unquestioned highlight was a monster dunk by Zylan Cheatham over the Ducks' Kenny Wooten.
''He's an elite shot-blocker,'' Cheatham said, ''so I wasn't going to be on the other side of SportsCenter. It was pretty much him or me when I got him in the air and I won this battle.''
It was, Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley said, a ''statement-type'' play in the 78-64 Sun Devils victory.
Five Arizona State players scored in double figures, led by 17 from Cheatham and 15 for Taeshon Cherry, who made 5 of 10 3-pointers.
Payton Pritchard scored 20 and Louis King 16 for the cold-shooting Ducks, who split a pair in the desert after winning at Arizona on Thursday night.
The Sun Devils (13-5, 4-2 Pac-12) completed a home sweep of the Oregon schools and snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Ducks (11-7, 2-3).
''Our guys played hard, we just didn't play very smart,'' Oregon coach Dana Altman said. '' Poor execution at times, it's just that we tried to run things out of timeouts, we didn't execute at all. Disappointed there. We got to get better offensively. We can't shoot the ball 33 percent; we're going to have to shoot it better. We had some good looks.
''VJ (Victor Bailey Jr.) had some good looks, he just couldn't get one down tonight and Paul (White), first-half, was outstanding. (He) tweaked that ankle a little-bit, I probably stayed with him a little too long, knowing that ankle was not sharp.''
The Ducks shot just 33 percent (21 of 63), 26 percent in the second half (9 of 35). Arizona State shot 51 percent overall.
Bailey was 0-for-9 shooting, including four 3s. White scored 12 but none in the second half.
After Pritchard banked in a 3 at the buzzer to make it 39-39 at the half, Oregon led most of the first 12 minutes of the second half, but never by much. King bounced in a 3-pointer to put the Ducks up 54-50 but Cherry and Kimani Lawrence each made 3s for the Sun Devils and Arizona State led 56-54 with 8:12 remaining.
The Sun Devils were off and running from there. While Oregon clanked one shot off the rim after another, Remy Martin scored four consecutive points and Cheatham capped the run his big dunk. He was fouled on the play and made the free throw and the three-point play that made it 69-54 with 4:32 to play.
''We shut them down on possessions. We turned them over at times,'' Hurley said. ''The crowd was amazing. They really got into the game and helped our defense. When you have Z (Cheatham) dunk on Wooten like that and have Lu (Dort) go in there and climb the ladder and wait for Wooten to go hit the ground and he still puts it in, those are big momentum plays, statement-type plays.''
Cheatham said the decisive outburst ''kind of shows what we're capable of as a team when we buckle down and focus on the next play and make the right play continuously.''
Luguentz Dort scored 12, Martin 11 and Lawrence 10 for the balanced Sun Devils.
BIG PICTURE
A desert sweep would have been nice for the Ducks as they try to climb back in the Pac-12, especially with a home game against conference leader Washington looming. But Oregon was off offensively all night and it eventually caught up to them at loud Wells Fargo Arenas.
Arizona State needed these two victories to get above .500 in conference play, and finally get the Oregon nemesis off their back. The Sun Devils have the talent to make noise down the stretch and show that they can be the contender many thought they would be after they knocked off Mississippi State and Kansas in the pre-conference season.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
There was a moment of silence before the game in memory of Jermaine Marshall, who played for Arizona State in the 2013-14 season, part of a team that made the NCAA tournament. Marshall had his biggest moments in Tempe in a home upset of Arizona.
Marshall was found dead in his apartment in France. Authorities have offered no details. Marshall was 28.
UP NEXT
Oregon: hosts Pac-12 leader Washington on Thursday night.
Arizona State: begins its Los Angeles trip with a game at UCLA Thursday night.
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1st Half
ORE
Ducks
39
ASU
Sun Devils
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jumpball received by Arizona State
20:00
+3
Rob Edwards made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Luguentz Dort
0-3
19:11
+3
Paul White made 3-pt. jump shot
3-3
18:58
+2
Romello White made layup, assist by Luguentz Dort
3-5
18:46
Louis King missed 3-pt. jump shot
18:44
Defensive rebound by Zylan Cheatham
18:40
Traveling violation turnover on Zylan Cheatham
18:16
+3
Payton Pritchard made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Victor Bailey Jr.
6-5
17:58
+2
Remy Martin made jump shot
6-7
17:40
Victor Bailey Jr. missed layup
17:38
Defensive rebound by Arizona State
17:25
+3
Rob Edwards made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Remy Martin
6-10
17:00
+2
Payton Pritchard made jump shot
8-10
16:48
Bad pass turnover on Remy Martin, stolen by Payton Pritchard
16:44
Shooting foul on Luguentz Dort
16:09
Louis King missed 1st of 2 free throws
15:47
+1
Louis King made 2nd of 2 free throws
9-10
16:27
Luguentz Dort missed 3-pt. jump shot
16:25
Defensive rebound by Francis Okoro
16:12
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
16:10
Defensive rebound by Romello White
16:02
+2
Remy Martin made jump shot
9-12
15:40
+2
Francis Okoro made dunk, assist by Victor Bailey Jr.
11-12
15:17
Jumpball received by Oregon
15:17
Lost ball turnover on Zylan Cheatham, stolen by Payton Pritchard
15:00
+3
Paul White made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Victor Bailey Jr.
14-12
14:45
+3
Taeshon Cherry made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Luguentz Dort
14-15
14:17
Lost ball turnover on Victor Bailey Jr., stolen by Kimani Lawrence
14:14
Personal foul on Paul White
14:01
Shooting foul on Kenny Wooten
14:01
Luguentz Dort missed 1st of 2 free throws
14:01
Luguentz Dort missed 2nd of 2 free throws
14:01
Defensive rebound by Paul White
13:43
Payton Pritchard missed 3-pt. jump shot
13:42
Defensive rebound by Arizona State
13:42
Personal foul on Kenny Wooten
13:28
Kimani Lawrence missed 3-pt. jump shot
13:26
Offensive rebound by Romello White
13:26
Jumpball received by Arizona State
13:16
Taeshon Cherry missed 3-pt. jump shot
13:14
Defensive rebound by Miles Norris
13:08
Lost ball turnover on Louis King, stolen by Taeshon Cherry
12:56
+3
Taeshon Cherry made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Remy Martin
14-18
12:31
Lost ball turnover on Payton Pritchard
12:19
Rob Edwards missed 3-pt. jump shot
12:17
Offensive rebound by Taeshon Cherry
12:11
Jumpball received by Oregon
12:11
Lost ball turnover on Romello White, stolen by Will Richardson
11:51
Shooting foul on Romello White
11:51
+1
Miles Norris made 1st of 3 free throws
15-18
11:51
+1
Miles Norris made 2nd of 3 free throws
16-18
11:51
+1
Miles Norris made 3rd of 3 free throws
17-18
11:27
+2
Kimani Lawrence made jump shot
17-20
11:01
Payton Pritchard missed jump shot
10:59
Defensive rebound by De'Quon Lake
10:41
Jumpball received by Arizona State
10:38
Kimani Lawrence missed 3-pt. jump shot
10:35
Defensive rebound by Oregon
10:25
+2
Will Richardson made layup
19-20
10:01
Personal foul on Ehab Amin
9:55
Offensive foul on Kimani Lawrence
9:55
Turnover on Kimani Lawrence
9:42
Victor Bailey Jr. missed layup
9:38
Offensive rebound by Paul White
9:40
Shooting foul on Zylan Cheatham
9:40
+1
Paul White made 1st of 2 free throws
20-20
9:40
+1
Paul White made 2nd of 2 free throws
21-20
9:23
+3
Luguentz Dort made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Remy Martin
21-23
9:05
+3
Miles Norris made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Paul White
24-23
8:46
Remy Martin missed jump shot
8:44
Defensive rebound by Oregon
8:28
+2
Paul White made jump shot
26-23
8:13
Taeshon Cherry missed 3-pt. jump shot
8:11
Defensive rebound by Miles Norris
8:06
Will Richardson missed 3-pt. jump shot
8:04
Offensive rebound by Miles Norris
7:59
Lost ball turnover on Ehab Amin
7:35
+2
Zylan Cheatham made layup
26-25
7:08
Traveling violation turnover on Louis King
6:50
Out of bounds turnover on Taeshon Cherry
6:25
+2
Paul White made jump shot
28-25
6:07
Luguentz Dort missed layup
6:05
Defensive rebound by Louis King
6:01
Victor Bailey Jr. missed layup
5:59
Defensive rebound by Remy Martin
5:55
+2
Zylan Cheatham made layup, assist by Remy Martin
28-27
5:55
Shooting foul on Paul White
5:55
Zylan Cheatham missed free throw
5:55
Defensive rebound by Ehab Amin
5:55
Victor Bailey Jr. missed dunk
5:53
Offensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
5:48
Louis King missed 3-pt. jump shot
5:46
Offensive rebound by Oregon
5:39
+2
Louis King made layup, assist by Payton Pritchard
30-27
5:21
+2
Romello White made layup
30-29
5:07
Ehab Amin missed layup, blocked by Romello White
5:06
Offensive rebound by Oregon
4:50
Louis King missed jump shot
4:48
Offensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
4:47
Shooting foul on Romello White
4:47
+1
Payton Pritchard made 1st of 2 free throws
31-29
4:47
+1
Payton Pritchard made 2nd of 2 free throws
32-29
4:35
Bad pass turnover on Zylan Cheatham
4:18
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
4:16
Defensive rebound by Rob Edwards
4:01
+3
Taeshon Cherry made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Luguentz Dort
32-32
3:38
Louis King missed jump shot
3:37
Offensive rebound by Oregon
3:37
Personal foul on Taeshon Cherry
3:27
Louis King missed jump shot
3:25
Defensive rebound by Rob Edwards
3:20
Lost ball turnover on Rob Edwards, stolen by Will Richardson
3:15
+2
Ehab Amin made layup, assist by Will Richardson
34-32
3:03
Personal foul on Louis King
2:50
Bad pass turnover on Luguentz Dort
2:38
Traveling violation turnover on Paul White
2:27
Offensive foul on Luguentz Dort
2:27
Turnover on Luguentz Dort
2:05
Will Richardson missed 3-pt. jump shot
2:03
Offensive rebound by Paul White
2:02
Lost ball turnover on Paul White, stolen by Taeshon Cherry
1:54
Taeshon Cherry missed 3-pt. jump shot
1:52
Offensive rebound by Zylan Cheatham
1:47
Personal foul on Will Richardson
1:47
+1
Kimani Lawrence made 1st of 2 free throws
34-33
1:47
+1
Kimani Lawrence made 2nd of 2 free throws
34-34
1:32
Lost ball turnover on Paul White, stolen by Kimani Lawrence
1:29
+2
Kimani Lawrence made dunk
34-36
1:29
Shooting foul on Ehab Amin
1:29
Unsportsmanlike technical foul on Taeshon Cherry
1:29
Personal foul on Miles Norris
1:29
+1
Kimani Lawrence made free throw
34-37
1:29
+1
Kimani Lawrence made free throw
34-37
1:29
+1
Payton Pritchard made 1st of 2 free throws
35-37
1:29
+1
Payton Pritchard made 2nd of 2 free throws
36-37
1:29
+1
Rob Edwards made 1st of 2 free throws
36-38
1:29
+1
Rob Edwards made 2nd of 2 free throws
36-39
1:05
Traveling violation turnover on Remy Martin
49.0
Offensive foul on Louis King
49.0
Turnover on Louis King
39.0
Rob Edwards missed 3-pt. jump shot
37.0
Offensive rebound by Arizona State
9.0
Remy Martin missed jump shot
7.0
Defensive rebound by Oregon
1.0
+3
Payton Pritchard made 3-pt. jump shot
39-39
0.0
End of period
2nd Half
ORE
Ducks
25
ASU
Sun Devils
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
+2
Louis King made jump shot, assist by Payton Pritchard
41-39
19:20
Romello White missed jump shot
19:18
Defensive rebound by Kenny Wooten
19:02
Paul White missed jump shot
19:00
Offensive rebound by Paul White
18:56
Paul White missed jump shot
18:54
Offensive rebound by Kenny Wooten
18:58
Personal foul on Rob Edwards
18:42
Louis King missed 3-pt. jump shot
18:40
Defensive rebound by Arizona State
18:22
Rob Edwards missed 3-pt. jump shot
18:20
Offensive rebound by Zylan Cheatham
18:15
+3
Remy Martin made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Zylan Cheatham
41-42
17:52
+3
Payton Pritchard made 3-pt. jump shot
44-42
17:33
Remy Martin missed 3-pt. jump shot
17:31
Defensive rebound by Oregon
17:31
Personal foul on Romello White
17:12
Ehab Amin missed 3-pt. jump shot
17:05
Defensive rebound by Romello White
17:05
Zylan Cheatham missed 3-pt. jump shot
17:03
Defensive rebound by Kenny Wooten
16:39
Payton Pritchard missed 3-pt. jump shot
16:37
Defensive rebound by Zylan Cheatham
16:27
Personal foul on Ehab Amin
16:12
+2
Zylan Cheatham made dunk, assist by Rob Edwards
44-44
16:03
Personal foul on Remy Martin
15:40
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
15:38
Offensive rebound by Ehab Amin
15:11
Lost ball turnover on Victor Bailey Jr.
15:04
Bad pass turnover on Luguentz Dort, stolen by Payton Pritchard
15:02
Ehab Amin missed dunk, blocked by Zylan Cheatham
15:00
Offensive rebound by Will Richardson
14:59
Will Richardson missed layup
14:57
Offensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
14:45
+2
Francis Okoro made jump shot
46-44
14:25
Luguentz Dort missed 3-pt. jump shot
14:23
Defensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
14:17
Payton Pritchard missed 3-pt. jump shot
14:15
Defensive rebound by Romello White
14:13
Personal foul on Francis Okoro
14:07
Personal foul on Payton Pritchard
13:51
Remy Martin missed 3-pt. jump shot
13:49
Defensive rebound by Francis Okoro
13:44
Offensive foul on Payton Pritchard
13:44
Turnover on Payton Pritchard
13:27
Personal foul on Ehab Amin
13:18
Traveling violation turnover on Luguentz Dort
13:06
+2
Will Richardson made layup
48-44
12:49
+3
Taeshon Cherry made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Luguentz Dort
48-47
12:19
Louis King missed jump shot
12:17
Offensive rebound by Will Richardson
12:14
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
12:12
Offensive rebound by Louis King
11:54
+3
Louis King made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Will Richardson
51-47
11:38
Shooting foul on Francis Okoro
11:38
+1
Romello White made 1st of 2 free throws
51-48
11:38
Romello White missed 2nd of 2 free throws
11:38
Defensive rebound by Kenny Wooten
11:23
Louis King missed 3-pt. jump shot
11:21
Defensive rebound by Zylan Cheatham
11:03
Remy Martin missed jump shot
11:01
Defensive rebound by Kenny Wooten
10:59
Turnover on Kenny Wooten
10:44
Shooting foul on Kenny Wooten
10:44
+1
Zylan Cheatham made 1st of 2 free throws
51-49
10:44
+1
Zylan Cheatham made 2nd of 2 free throws
51-50
10:15
Paul White missed 3-pt. jump shot
10:13
Defensive rebound by Kimani Lawrence
10:08
Taeshon Cherry missed 3-pt. jump shot
10:06
Defensive rebound by Kenny Wooten
9:55
Personal foul on Taeshon Cherry
9:36
Louis King missed 3-pt. jump shot
9:34
Offensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
9:12
Paul White missed jump shot
9:10
Defensive rebound by Luguentz Dort
9:06
Bad pass turnover on Luguentz Dort
8:55
Personal foul on Kimani Lawrence
8:37
+3
Louis King made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Payton Pritchard
54-50
8:27
+3
Taeshon Cherry made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Kimani Lawrence
54-53
8:18
Payton Pritchard missed layup
8:16
Defensive rebound by Remy Martin
8:11
+3
Kimani Lawrence made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Remy Martin
54-56
7:43
Payton Pritchard missed 3-pt. jump shot
7:42
Defensive rebound by Arizona State
7:21
+2
Zylan Cheatham made layup
54-58
7:21
Paul White missed 3-pt. jump shot
7:19
Defensive rebound by Zylan Cheatham
7:21
Taeshon Cherry missed 3-pt. jump shot
7:19
Defensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
6:33
Paul White missed 3-pt. jump shot
6:31
Defensive rebound by Remy Martin
6:20
+2
Luguentz Dort made layup, assist by Remy Martin
54-60
6:03
Bad pass turnover on Payton Pritchard, stolen by Remy Martin
6:04
Personal foul on Miles Norris
6:04
+1
Remy Martin made 1st of 2 free throws
54-61
6:04
+1
Remy Martin made 2nd of 2 free throws
54-62
5:46
Victor Bailey Jr. missed jump shot
5:44
Defensive rebound by Zylan Cheatham
5:34
+2
Remy Martin made layup
54-64
5:24
Will Richardson missed jump shot
5:22
Defensive rebound by Kimani Lawrence
5:18
+2
Luguentz Dort made dunk, assist by Taeshon Cherry
54-66
5:07
Louis King missed jump shot
5:05
Defensive rebound by Luguentz Dort
5:05
+2
Zylan Cheatham made dunk, assist by Remy Martin
54-68
5:05
Shooting foul on Louis King
5:05
+1
Zylan Cheatham made free throw
54-69
5:05
Louis King missed layup
5:03
Offensive rebound by Louis King
5:01
+2
Louis King made layup
56-69
3:52
+3
Luguentz Dort made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Remy Martin
56-72
3:35
Personal foul on Taeshon Cherry
3:25
Personal foul on Zylan Cheatham
3:25
+1
Payton Pritchard made 1st of 2 free throws
57-72
3:25
+1
Payton Pritchard made 2nd of 2 free throws
58-72
3:08
Luguentz Dort missed 3-pt. jump shot
3:06
Defensive rebound by Louis King
2:47
Will Richardson missed 3-pt. jump shot
2:45
Defensive rebound by Zylan Cheatham
2:45
Personal foul on Francis Okoro
2:45
+1
Zylan Cheatham made 1st of 2 free throws
58-73
2:45
+1
Zylan Cheatham made 2nd of 2 free throws
58-74
2:33
+3
Payton Pritchard made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Ehab Amin
61-74
2:13
Luguentz Dort missed layup, blocked by Francis Okoro
2:11
Offensive rebound by Zylan Cheatham
1:51
Luguentz Dort missed 3-pt. jump shot
1:49
Offensive rebound by Kimani Lawrence
1:26
Remy Martin missed jump shot
1:24
Defensive rebound by Francis Okoro
1:09
Louis King missed layup, blocked by Kimani Lawrence
1:07
Defensive rebound by Kimani Lawrence
1:02
Personal foul on Ehab Amin
1:02
+1
Zylan Cheatham made 1st of 2 free throws
61-75
1:02
+1
Zylan Cheatham made 2nd of 2 free throws
61-76
49.0
+3
Louis King made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Payton Pritchard