Arizona State upsets 3-seed USC in Pac-12 quarterfinals
AP
Mar 10, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit six of Arizona State Sun Devils's 14 3-pointers and scored 27 points as the sixth-seeded Sun Devils upset USC Trojans, the No. 3 seed, 77-72 in a Pac-12 Conference tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night.
The Sun Devils (22-11) will face Arizona in the second of Friday's semifinal. Arizona State stunned the Wildcats on a 60-foot shot at the buzzer by Cambridge February 25 in Tucson.
Cambridge opened the game by hitting from beyond the arc and, after adding a jumper, DJ Horne followed suit to give the Sun Devils a quick, 8-0 lead they never relinquished. The lead reached 15 points after an 8-0 run capped by a Cambridge 3 that made it 36-21 and Arizona State held a 39-25 lead at intermission.
USC cut its deficit to single digits midway through the second half after Drew Peterson hit a pair of free throws to make it 52-43 but Duke Brennan answered with a layup that pushed it back to double digits. Cambridge and Alonzo Gaffney hit back-to-back 3s to make it 66-50 with 6:40 left. The Trojans made a late run with a three-point play by Kobe Johnson, a Joshua Morgan free throw and a Reese Dixon-Waters jumper to make it 67-60 with 2:22 left. Drew Peterson, Johnson and Tre White each hit 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds to get within four, 74-70 with 13 seconds left, but got no closer.
Arizona State had 23 made baskets on 59 attempts, but 14 of those baskets came from long range. Horne was 2 of 7 from deep and finished with 16 points and Devan Cambridge was 2-of-2 from deep to add 11 points.
White and Dixon-Waters each finished with 16 points to lead USC (22-10). Johnson and Boogie Ellis each added 15 points.
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1st Half
ASU
Sun Devils
39
USC
Trojans
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Warren Washington vs. Joshua Morgan (Frankie Collins gains possession)
19:51
+3
Desmond Cambridge Jr. makes three point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists)
3-0
19:31
Boogie Ellis misses two point layup
19:29
Desmond Cambridge Jr. defensive rebound
19:26
+2
Desmond Cambridge Jr. makes two point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)
5-0
19:14
Frankie Collins blocks Tre White's two point layup
19:12
Frankie Collins defensive rebound
19:05
+3
DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists)
8-0
18:44
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
18:42
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
18:25
Desmond Cambridge Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Drew Peterson steals)
18:07
Boogie Ellis misses two point layup
18:05
Frankie Collins defensive rebound
17:58
Frankie Collins misses three point jump shot
17:56
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
17:47
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
17:45
Tre White offensive rebound
17:39
Tre White misses two point layup
17:30
Frankie Collins personal foul
17:21
+2
Tre White makes two point jump shot
8-2
16:54
Warren Washington misses two point layup
16:52
Warren Washington offensive rebound
16:47
Tre White shooting foul (Warren Washington draws the foul)
16:47
+1
Warren Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-2
16:47
+1
Warren Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-2
16:35
Drew Peterson misses two point layup
16:33
Warren Washington defensive rebound
16:28
Frankie Collins misses two point layup
16:26
Tre White defensive rebound
16:18
+2
Tre White makes two point jump shot
10-4
15:48
+2
DJ Horne makes two point jump shot
12-4
15:34
+3
Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot
12-7
15:18
+3
Devan Cambridge makes three point jump shot (Warren Washington assists)
15-7
14:52
Frankie Collins personal foul
14:52
TV timeout
14:35
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
14:10
Alonzo Gaffney misses three point jump shot
14:08
Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
13:55
Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
13:53
DJ Horne defensive rebound
13:28
Alonzo Gaffney misses two point jump shot
13:26
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
13:15
DJ Horne shooting foul (Reese Dixon-Waters draws the foul)
13:15
+1
Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-8
13:15
+1
Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-9
13:06
Boogie Ellis personal foul
13:02
Desmond Cambridge Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
12:48
Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
12:46
Duke Brennan defensive rebound
12:21
DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
12:19
Alonzo Gaffney offensive rebound
12:13
Alonzo Gaffney turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
12:11
Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Alonzo Gaffney steals)
12:04
+2
Alonzo Gaffney makes two point dunk
17-9
11:49
Tre White turnover (lost ball) (Alonzo Gaffney steals)
11:43
Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
11:41
Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound
11:35
Duke Brennan personal foul
11:35
TV timeout
11:22
Alonzo Gaffney personal foul
11:11
+2
Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot
17-11
10:43
Kijani Wright personal foul
10:20
+2
Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot
19-11
10:11
+3
Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot
19-14
10:11
Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
10:11
+1
Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
19-15
9:56
Desmond Cambridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:54
Luther Muhammad offensive rebound
9:49
+3
Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot
22-15
9:42
Desmond Cambridge Jr. personal foul (Reese Dixon-Waters draws the foul)
9:42
+1
Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-16
9:42
+1
Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-17
9:30
Reese Dixon-Waters personal foul
9:27
+3
Luther Muhammad makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)
25-17
9:10
+3
Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Reese Dixon-Waters assists)
25-20
8:45
Luther Muhammad offensive foul
8:45
Luther Muhammad turnover (offensive foul)
8:27
Drew Peterson misses two point layup
8:25
Joshua Morgan offensive rebound
8:21
Joshua Morgan misses two point layup
8:19
Warren Washington defensive rebound
8:09
Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
8:07
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
7:58
Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
7:56
Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
7:33
Reese Dixon-Waters personal foul
7:33
TV timeout
7:23
Warren Washington misses two point layup
7:21
Warren Washington offensive rebound
7:13
Warren Washington misses two point layup
7:11
Devan Cambridge offensive rebound
7:06
+3
Desmond Cambridge Jr. makes three point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)
28-20
6:45
Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:43
Joshua Morgan offensive rebound
6:38
Warren Washington shooting foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)