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Perez scores 21, helps Arizona State end skid with 85-77 win over Utah

AP
Feb 10, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Jose Perez scored 21 points and hit big shots down the stretch to help Arizona State Sun Devils end a five-game losing streak with an 85-77 victory over Utah Utes on Saturday night.

Perez made 7 of 11 shots, including both of his 3-point attempts and all five of his free throws for the Sun Devils (12-12, 6-7 Pac-12 Conference). Arizona State scored a season high in beating the Utes (15-9, 6-7) for a fifth straight time and for the seventh time in the last eight matchups.

Jamiya Neal finished with 17 points and eight rebounds for Arizona State. Adam Miller scored 16 off the bench on 7-for-11 shooting with two 3-pointers. Frankie Collins pitched in with 13 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals.

Branden Carlson paced Utah with 27 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Cole Bajema scored 12, while Gabe Madsen contributed 11 points and six assists. Keba Keita had 10 points and seven boards.

Carlson had 15 points to help Utah take a 42-40 lead at halftime. Neal and Miller both scored eight to keep the Sun Devils close.

Arizona State took the lead on two free throws by Perez. Collins followed with a layup and a 3-pointer and Miller capped a 9-0 run with a layup that left the Sun Devils leading 53-45 with 16 minutes left to play. They never trailed again.

Perez hit two free throws and two baskets in a personal 6-0 run to push Arizona State's advantage to 69-59 with eight minutes remaining. Bajema hit a 3-pointer to pull the Utes within 75-71 at the 2:48 mark, but Perez followed with a 3-pointer and the Sun Devils maintained a two-possession lead down the stretch.

Utah won its first 12 home games of the season before falling to No. 8 Arizona 105-99 in triple overtime on Thursday.

Arizona State returns home to host Oregon State on Wednesday. Utah travels to play Southern Cal on Thursday.

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1st Half
ASU
Sun Devils
40
UTAH
Utes
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Sun Devils gains possession)
19:53		Jamiya Neal turnover (Deivon Smith steals)
19:39	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	0-3
19:21		Frankie Collins turnover (Gabe Madsen steals)
19:03	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup	0-5
18:53		Shawn Phillips Jr. misses two point layup
18:51		Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive rebound
18:40	+2	Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point layup	2-5
18:34		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
18:32		Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
18:20	+3	Jose Perez makes three point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists)	5-5
18:04		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
18:02		Frankie Collins defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point dunk (Frankie Collins assists)	7-5
17:39		Shawn Phillips Jr. blocks Keba Keita's two point layup
17:37		Jose Perez defensive rebound
17:20		Shawn Phillips Jr. misses two point layup
17:18		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
17:08	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	7-7
16:57		Shawn Phillips Jr. shooting foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-8
16:55		Alonzo Gaffney misses two point layup
16:53		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
16:39	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists)	7-10
16:19		Frankie Collins misses three point jump shot
16:17		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
15:49	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists)	7-12
15:49		Alonzo Gaffney shooting foul
15:49		TV timeout
15:49		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:49		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
15:43		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
15:41		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
15:31		Lawson Lovering turnover (Jose Perez steals)
15:17		Deivon Smith blocks Jose Perez's two point layup
15:15		Sun Devils offensive rebound
15:04		Lawson Lovering personal foul
14:57		Adam Miller misses two point jump shot
14:55		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
14:45	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	7-14
14:22		Frankie Collins misses two point layup
14:20		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
14:09	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point layup	7-16
13:52		Bryant Selebangue misses two point layup
13:50		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
13:40		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
13:38		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
13:23		Jose Perez misses two point jump shot
13:21		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
13:09		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
13:07		Sun Devils defensive rebound
12:49		Shawn Phillips Jr. turnover (lost ball)
12:49		Shawn Phillips Jr. blocks Hunter Erickson's two point jump shot
12:47		Utes offensive rebound
12:32		Ben Carlson turnover (Kamari Lands steals)
12:21		Gabe Madsen personal foul
12:16	+3	Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Kamari Lands assists)	10-16
12:05		Hunter Erickson turnover (Frankie Collins steals)
11:57	+2	Frankie Collins makes two point layup	12-16
11:48		Shawn Phillips Jr. shooting foul
11:48		TV timeout
11:41		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
11:39		Keba Keita offensive rebound
11:23		Keba Keita turnover (Adam Miller steals)
11:08		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
11:06		Keba Keita defensive rebound
10:54		Bryant Selebangue personal foul
10:50		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
10:48		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
10:34	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	12-18
10:24	+3	Alonzo Gaffney makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists)	15-18
10:10		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
10:08		Sun Devils defensive rebound
9:55		Bryant Selebangue misses three point jump shot
9:53		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
9:40		Lawson Lovering turnover (Bryant Selebangue steals)
9:29	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot	18-18
9:20		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
9:18		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
9:06		Alonzo Gaffney misses two point layup
9:04		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
8:52	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists)	18-20
8:38	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Alonzo Gaffney assists)	21-20
8:27		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass)
8:12	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot	23-20
8:01		Deivon Smith offensive foul
8:01		Deivon Smith turnover (offensive foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:24	+3	Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	26-20
7:02	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	26-23
6:44	+2	Adam Miller makes two point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists)	28-23
6:26	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	28-26
6:10		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
6:08		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
5:53		Branden Carlson misses two point layup
5:51		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
5:50		Frankie Collins personal foul
5:47	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists)	28-28
5:24		Frankie Collins misses two point jump shot
5:22		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
5:08	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)	28-30
5:05		Sun Devils 30 second timeout
4:40	+2	Frankie Collins makes two point layup	30-30
4:29		Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball)
4:17		Alonzo Gaffney misses three point jump shot
4:15		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
4:09		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
4:07		Keba Keita offensive rebound
4:05	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup	30-32
4:05		Alonzo Gaffney shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
4:05		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:05		Alonzo Gaffney defensive rebound
3:59	+2	Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup (Frankie Collins assists)	32-32
3:47		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
3:45		Keba Keita offensive rebound
3:38	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup	32-34
3:29		Branden Carlson blocks Frankie Collins's two point layup
3:27		Sun Devils offensive rebound
3:27		TV timeout
3:09	+3	Alonzo Gaffney makes three point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists)	35-34
2:54	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	35-37
2:34		Jump ball. (Utes gains possession)
2:34		Frankie Collins turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Erickson steals)
2:23	+3	Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	35-40
2:00		Alonzo Gaffney misses three point jump shot
1:58		Frankie Collins offensive rebound
1:53		Alonzo Gaffney misses two point layup
1:51		Sun Devils offensive rebound
1:51		Keba Keita shooting foul (Alonzo Gaffney draws the foul)
1:51		Alonzo Gaffney misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:51	+1	Alonzo Gaffney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-40
1:39		Keba Keita turnover (Jamiya Neal steals)
1:32		Jamiya Neal misses two point layup
1:30		Kamari Lands offensive rebound
1:24	+2	Kamari Lands makes two point layup	38-40
1:08		Kamari Lands personal foul
1:08	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-41
1:08		Branden Carlson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:08		Kamari Lands defensive rebound
0:47	+2	Jose Perez makes two point layup	40-41
0:30		Alonzo Gaffney personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-42
0:30		Branden Carlson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
0:06		Frankie Collins turnover (Branden Carlson steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ASU
Sun Devils
45
UTAH
Utes
35

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Branden Carlson blocks Jose Perez's two point layup
19:40		Sun Devils offensive rebound
19:37		Frankie Collins misses three point jump shot
19:35		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
19:23	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists)	40-44
19:02	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	42-44
18:43		Keba Keita misses two point hook shot
18:41		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
18:36		Shawn Phillips Jr. turnover (lost ball)
18:26		Gabe Madsen turnover (Frankie Collins steals)
18:17	+2	Frankie Collins makes two point layup	44-44
18:10		Shawn Phillips Jr. personal foul
18:04		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
18:02		Frankie Collins defensive rebound
17:44		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
17:42		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
17:30		Frankie Collins shooting foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
17:30		Cole Bajema misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:30	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-45
17:16		Keba Keita shooting foul (Jose Perez draws the foul)
17:16	+1	Jose Perez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-45
17:16	+1	Jose Perez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-45
17:03		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
17:01		Keba Keita offensive rebound
16:56		Keba Keita misses two point layup
16:54		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
16:48	+2	Frankie Collins makes two point layup	48-45
16:37		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
16:35		Adam Miller defensive rebound
16:27	+3	Frankie Collins makes three point jump shot	51-45
16:17		Utes 30 second timeout
16:17		TV timeout
16:09		Adam Miller personal foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
16:08		Hunter Erickson turnover (Adam Miller steals)
15:58	+2	Adam Miller makes two point layup	53-45
15:44	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	53-48
15:27		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
15:25		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
15:16		Frankie Collins blocks Gabe Madsen's two point layup
15:14		Jose Perez defensive rebound
15:07	+2	Frankie Collins makes two point layup	55-48
14:55	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Gabe Madsen assists)	55-50
14:32		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
14:30		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
14:20		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
14:18		Utes offensive rebound
14:16		TV timeout
14:01	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	55-52
13:40		Frankie Collins turnover (Cole Bajema steals)
13:20	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot	55-54
13:07		Frankie Collins misses three point jump shot
13:05		Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive rebound
13:02	+2	Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point layup	57-54
12:51		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
12:49		Jose Perez defensive rebound
12:37	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Alonzo Gaffney assists)	60-54
12:06		Branden Carlson misses two point layup
12:04		Sun Devils defensive rebound
11:53		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
11:51		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
11:39		Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot
11:37		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
11:29		Jamiya Neal turnover (Hunter Erickson steals)
11:22	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists)	60-56
11:12	+2	Adam Miller makes two point layup	62-56
10:53		Alonzo Gaffney personal foul
10:53		Lawson Lovering personal foul
10:53		TV timeout
10:37		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
10:35		Kamari Lands defensive rebound
10:07		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
10:05		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
9:55		Shawn Phillips Jr. personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
9:52	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	62-59
9:37		Jose Perez misses two point layup
9:35		Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
9:24	+2	Jose Perez makes two point layup (Adam Miller assists)	64-59
9:24		Jake Wahlin shooting foul (Jose Perez draws the foul)
9:24	+1	Jose Perez makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-59
9:12		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
9:10		Adam Miller defensive rebound
8:51		Adam Miller misses two point layup
8:49		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
8:42		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
8:40		Jose Perez defensive rebound
8:33	+2	Jose Perez makes two point layup	67-59
8:21		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
8:19		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Jose Perez makes two point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists)	69-59
7:57		Deivon Smith turnover (Frankie Collins steals)
7:51		Deivon Smith personal foul
7:51		TV timeout
7:37		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
7:35		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
7:27		Frankie Collins shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
7:27	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-60
7:27		Branden Carlson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:27		Sun Devils defensive rebound
7:12		Frankie Collins misses two point layup
7:10		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:59	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)	69-62
6:35		Jamiya Neal turnover (Gabe Madsen steals)
6:30	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup	69-64
6:28		Sun Devils 30 second timeout
6:21		Keba Keita blocks Bryant Selebangue's two point layup
6:19		Sun Devils offensive rebound
6:03	+2	Jose Perez makes two point layup	71-64
5:48		Keba Keita turnover (Jose Perez steals)
5:25		Deivon Smith personal foul (Frankie Collins draws the foul)
5:14	+2	Adam Miller makes two point layup	73-64
5:02		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
5:00		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
4:55	+2	Adam Miller makes two point dunk (Bryant Selebangue assists)	75-64
4:39		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
4:37		Adam Miller defensive rebound
4:17		Adam Miller turnover (bad pass)
4:03	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Keba Keita assists)	75-66
3:43		Deivon Smith personal foul (Frankie Collins draws the foul)
3:43		TV timeout
3:40		Frankie Collins misses two point layup
3:38		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
3:31	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Gabe Madsen assists)	75-68
3:00		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
2:58		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
2:54	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	75-71
2:48		Sun Devils 30 second timeout
2:21	+3	Jose Perez makes three point jump shot	78-71
1:57		Branden Carlson misses two point layup
1:55		Keba Keita offensive rebound
1:49		Keba Keita misses two point layup
1:47		Cole Bajema offensive rebound
1:45		Alonzo Gaffney shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
1:45		Gabe Madsen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-72
1:45		Jamiya Neal misses two point layup
1:43		Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive rebound
1:43		Shawn Phillips Jr. misses two point layup
1:22		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
1:15		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
1:10		Frankie Collins defensive rebound
1:08		Cole Bajema personal foul (Jose Perez draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Jose Perez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-72
1:04	+1	Jose Perez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-72
0:57		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
0:55		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
0:55		Branden Carlson personal foul (Bryant Selebangue draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Bryant Selebangue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-72
0:55		Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:55		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
0:51		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
0:49		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
0:39	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk	81-74
0:38		Utes 30 second timeout
0:37		Gabe Madsen personal foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-74
0:37		Jamiya Neal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
0:33	+3	Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Cole Bajema assists)	82-77
0:29		Utes 30 second timeout
0:23		Gabe Madsen personal foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-77
0:23	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-77
0:19		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
0:15		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
0:15		Cole Bajema personal foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
0:15		Jamiya Neal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:15	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-77
0:06		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
0:04		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jamiya Neal defensive rebound