NCAAB

Arizona State Sun Devils at New Mexico Lobos

· Acrisure Classic
Final
85 - 82
5-2, 3-0 Home

Jihad scores 20, Sanon 19 as Arizona State beats New Mexico 85-82 at Acrisure Classic

BJ Freeman scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half for Arizona State (6-1). Alston Mason made 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 23 seconds and finished with 11 points.

Donovan Dent had a season-best 30 points and seven assists for New Mexico (5-2) and Mustapha Amzil scored a career-high 28 points. CJ Noland added 13 points.

Jihad hit a 3-pointer and, after a New Mexico turnover, Freeman made another 3 to give Arizona State a five-point lead with 1:25 to play.

Arizona State, which has won four games in a row since an 88-80 loss and then-No. 6 Gonzaga on Nov. 10, plays Saint Mary's in the championship game on Friday. New Mexico takes on Southern California, which lost to the Gaels earlier Thursday, in the consolation game.

Sanon hit a 3-pointer that gave Arizona State a 13-point lead with 5:48 left in the first half. Noland answered with a 3 — New Mexico's first made field goal in nearly-6 minutes — to spark a 19-3 run to close the first half as Arizona State went scoreless for the final 5-plus minutes.

Freeman made two pairs of free throws to cap an 11-2 run by Arizona State that made it 62-all with 7:53 to play — the first of seven ties and five lead changes down the stretch.

Sanon converted a three-point play to give the Sun Devils a 66-65 lead, their first of the second half, with 6:24 to play.

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Matchup Prediction

New Mexico: 61.6%
Arizona State: 38.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 85 - 82
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 85 - 82
2nd 0:00 Arizona State Defensive Rebound. 85 - 82
2nd 0:00 Mustapha Amzil missed Three Point Jumper. 85 - 82
2nd 0:03 Alston Mason made Free Throw. 85 - 82

Statistics

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26-55 FG 24-63
47.3 Field Goal % 38.1
9-19 3PT 6-16
47.4 Three Point % 37.5
24-32 FT 28-32
75.0 Free Throw % 87.5
34 Rebounds 38
9 Offensive Rebounds 14
25 Defensive Rebounds 24
16 Assists 10
5 Steals 6
4 Blocks 3
10 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 11
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 13
5 Fast Break Points 7
26 Points in Paint 34
22 Fouls 26
13 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: Acrisure Arena

Location: Palm Springs, CA
Attendance: 732 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Iowa State 0-0 - 10-1
Cincinnati 0-0 - 10-1
West Virginia 0-0 - 9-2
Arizona State 0-0 - 9-2
BYU 0-0 - 9-2
Colorado 0-0 - 9-2
Kansas 0-0 - 9-2
Texas Tech 0-0 - 9-2
UCF 0-0 - 9-2
Houston 0-0 - 8-3
Oklahoma State 0-0 - 8-3
Utah 0-0 - 8-3
Baylor 0-0 - 7-3
TCU 0-0 - 7-4
Arizona 0-0 - 6-5
Kansas State 0-0 - 6-5

2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah State 1-0 - 11-1
San Diego State 1-0 - 8-2
Boise State 1-0 - 9-3
New Mexico 1-0 - 9-3
Colorado State 1-0 - 7-5
UNLV 0-0 0.5 6-5
Nevada 0-1 1 8-4
Wyoming 0-1 1 7-5
San José State 0-1 1 7-6
Fresno State 0-1 1 4-8
Air Force 0-1 1 3-9
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