NCAAB

Santa Clara Broncos at Arizona State Sun Devils

· NCAA Men's Basketball
1-1, 0-0 Away
Final
74 - 81

BJ Freeman scores 17 to help Arizona State fend off Santa Clara 81-74

Freeman made a key 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to extend Arizona State's lead to 78-71.

Adam Miller scored 16 and freshman Jayden Quaintance had 12 rebounds to go with five points and three assists for the Sun Devils (2-0).

Adama-Alpha Bal topped Santa Clara (1-1) with 17 points, including a 3-pointer from the corner with 4:21 remaining to get the Broncos within 68-67. Elijah Mahi scored 14 with five assists for the Broncos, who trailed 36-34 at halftime.

The Sun Devils held Idaho State to 25.4% shooting — the lowest in the Bobby Hurley era — in a season-opening victory. The 48 points allowed tied for the third lowest in program history.

Santa Clara is led by former Arizona State coach Herb Sendek.

The two schools squared off for the first time since 2004 in a series the Sun Devils lead 6-2.

Arizona State travels to play No. 6 Gonzaga on Sunday.

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Matchup Prediction

Arizona State: 67.5%
Santa Clara: 32.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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27-66 FG 24-53
40.9 Field Goal % 45.3
10-33 3PT 15-36
30.3 Three Point % 41.7
10-16 FT 18-27
62.5 Free Throw % 66.7
35 Rebounds 40
12 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 29
15 Assists 18
11 Steals 2
0 Blocks 5
9 Turnovers 15
2 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 11
11 Fast Break Points 14
30 Points in Paint 18
20 Fouls 20

Game Information

Venue: Lee's Family Forum

Location: Henderson, NV
Capacity:

2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Oregon State 0-0 - 3-0
Saint Mary's 0-0 - 3-0
San Francisco 0-0 - 3-0
Washington State 0-0 - 3-0
Gonzaga 0-0 - 2-0
Pacific 0-0 - 3-1
Loyola Marymount 0-0 - 1-1
Pepperdine 0-0 - 1-1
Portland 0-0 - 1-2
San Diego 0-0 - 1-2
Santa Clara 0-0 - 1-2

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
BYU 0-0 - 3-0
Colorado 0-0 - 3-0
Kansas 0-0 - 3-0
TCU 0-0 - 3-0
Texas Tech 0-0 - 3-0
UCF 0-0 - 3-0
Utah 0-0 - 3-0
Arizona 0-0 - 2-0
Cincinnati 0-0 - 2-0
Iowa State 0-0 - 2-0
Kansas State 0-0 - 2-0
Oklahoma State 0-0 - 2-0
West Virginia 0-0 - 2-0
Arizona State 0-0 - 2-1
Baylor 0-0 - 2-1
Houston 0-0 - 2-1
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