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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona State 89, Arizona 88
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2023
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials: # Deldre Carr, # David Hall, # Michael Greenstein
Attendance: 14688

Arizona State's Desmond Cambridge Jr. shocked No. 7 Arizona with a buzzer-beating shot from beyond half court, providing an 89-88 victory in a wild, hot-shooting rivalry game on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.

Arizona (25-5, 13-5 Pac-12) led 87-86 with 2.9 seconds left, but Oumar Ballo missed his first free-throw attempt before making the second. Cambridge took the inbounds pass near the free-throw line while curling to the right sideline and not guarded closely. He launched his shot after taking one dribble up court to give Arizona State (20-9, 11-7) a needed resume-building victory for its NCAA Tournament hopes.

Cambridge scored 19 to lead five Arizona State players in double figures in a rare ASU win in Tucson. The Sun Devils, who overcame a 10-point deficit with 6:30 to go, had won only once in Tucson since 2010.

Cedric Henderson Jr. scored 19 for Arizona, and Pelle Larsson appeared to have delivered the key basket as he drove for a layup for an 87-86 lead with 29 seconds left. ASU scrambled on offense after a timeout, with the possession ending with DJ Horne missing a 3-point attempt. Ballo grabbed the rebound and was fouled.

The scoring and the pace of the game favored Arizona's style, but a typically defensive-minded Arizona State squad stayed step-for-step with the Wildcats.

ASU shot 53.7 percent, including making 11 of 28 3-pointers. Arizona finished at 50.9 percent, hitting 11 of 26 from behind the arc.

Neither team led by more than five points until Kerr Kriisa nailed a 3-pointer to give Arizona a 65-59 edge with 12:54 to go. The Wildcats later used a 7-0 run to go up 78-68 at the 6:30 mark but couldn't shake the Sun Devils.

Horne had 18 points and seven assists for ASU, which overcame a big disparity at the free-throw line. The Wildcats made 23 of 34 attempts, while the Sun Devils went 6 of 10.

Azuolas Tubelis had 17 points and nine rebounds for Arizona. Larsson contributed 16 points. Ballo, who averages 14.6 points per game, was held to just seven points.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Arizona State   Arizona
Desmond Cambridge Jr. 19 Scoring Cedric Henderson Jr. 19
DJ Horne 7 Assists Kerr Kriisa 5
Devan Cambridge 6 Rebounds Azuolas Tubelis 9
Devan Cambridge 2 Free Throws Made Azuolas Tubelis 7
Jamiya Neal 3 Steals Cedric Henderson Jr. 3
Devan Cambridge 2 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arizona State 89 53.7 11-28 6-10 23 27 5 9 11
Arizona 88 50.9 11-26 23-34 16 32 0 6 13