Arizona State upsets 3-seed USC in Pac-12 quarterfinals

LAS VEGAS — – Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit six of Arizona State’s 14 3-pointers and scored 27 factors because the sixth-seeded Solar Devils upset USC, the No. 3 seed, 77-72 in a Pac-12 Convention match quarterfinal on Thursday night time.

The Solar Devils (22-11) will face Arizona within the second of Friday’s semifinal. Arizona State surprised the Wildcats on a 60-foot shot on the buzzer by Cambridge February 25 in Tucson.

Cambridge opened the sport by hitting from past the arc and, after including a jumper, DJ Horne adopted swimsuit to offer the Solar Devils a fast, 8-0 lead they by no means relinquished. The lead reached 15 factors 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 reduce its deficit to single digits halfway by the second half after Drew Peterson hit a pair of free throws to make it 52-43 however Duke Brennan answered with a layup that pushed it again 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 every hit 3-pointers within the ultimate 30 seconds to get inside 4, 74-70 with 13 seconds left, however acquired no nearer.

Arizona State had 23 made baskets on 59 makes an attempt, however 14 of these baskets got here from lengthy vary. Horne was 2 of seven from deep and completed with 16 factors and Devan Cambridge was 2-of-2 from deep so as to add 11 factors.

White and Dixon-Waters every completed with 16 factors to steer USC (22-10). Johnson and Boogie Ellis every added 15 factors.

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