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Bobby Hurley Discusses What Went Wrong in Loss to Arizona
TEMPE — Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley is relatively pleased, yet not exactly thrilled with his team’s performance in what was an 87-74 loss to the top-ranked Arizona Wildcats on Saturday afternoon at Desert Financial Arena.
Hurley discussed a wide range of topics during his press conference that featured a surprising amount of praise for their rival.
Watch Hurley discuss the result of the game, reflect on the season series against Arizona, and more below.
Hurley Discusses What Went Wrong
Arizona State brought a free-flowing offense, intense on-ball defensive pressure, and well-timed shot making to the table in what resulted in a game that was tied at 38 going into the half.
The Wildcats asserted their physical dominance over the last 20 minutes of the game, which is something Hurley didn’t mince words on following the final buzzer.
“This game felt like very similar to like a mirror of our last game in Tucson, just really good first half, and then you know, whether it’s they’re just too big and physical that you know they wear you down, and eventually… the encouragement of having our defense in front of us in the first half and now down at the other end, and we just weren’t able to stand up to challenge on the interior, whether that meant, you know, stopping their drives or getting a big defensive rebound when we needed to, we still had our chances.”
There were several points in the final 10 minutes in which Arizona State had an opportunity to bring the deficit down to two possessions or less, although the Wildcats’ sheer physicality, depth, and timely shot making resulted in remaining undefeated.
The 11th-year head coach also discussed Arizona State’s shortcomings on the offensive side of the ball – including not shooting well enough to keep up with an Arizona offense that continued to fire on all cylinders.
“We didn’t shoot free throws well. think we were four for 15 on unguarded threes. So things against the team, as good as this Arizona team, is you can’t afford to do those things offensively.”
Arizona State shot 27-65 from the floor, 8-24 from behind the arc, and missed eight free throws – including ones in key moments that has potential to bridge the gap that had been built in the second half.
Hurley Discusses “Putting Things Together”
Hurley was pleased with what he saw overall in the loss, although there were areas that the team fell short in that were made an emphasis.
“It’s kind of too late to put things together, I would say. But like, more or less like, we’ve been scrappy… we’ve beaten, beaten Texas, Oklahoma, being Santa Clara, close games, fortunate to win a couple of them, we’ve kind of done as good as we can do… Now we should be able to shoot free throws better. There’s no excuse for that. There had to be two or three more rebounds that we should have gotten that we didn’t get. Maybe if you do that, it closes the gap a little bit.”
One would have an incredibly strong case to make that Arizona State would be considered a bubble team in the NCAA tournament picture at absolute worse had they prevailed against Oregon State, Colorado, and UCF.
A pair of competitive losses to Arizona, an effort that had Gonzaga sweating, and a 13-point loss to UCLA that was really only realized in the closing minutes of the game have displayed what team the Sun Devils can be, although they have yet to capitalize in capturing a season-defining triumph.
The acknowledgement that the Sun Devils were “close” to their ceiling in this game serves as a stark reminder that the team has so much potential to be a competitive one, but they have yet to fully realize it over a full 40 minute game – at least in Big 12 play.
The Sun Devils return to action on Wednesday night in a road battle against the Utah Utes.
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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A 24-hour stretch across Arizona saw five law enforcement-involved shootings across three counties, including a helicopter crash in Flagstaff that killed two DPS crew members.
Flagstaff shootout leads to helicopter crash
Two DPS crew members were killed in a helicopter crash after a police shootout in Flagstaff on Wednesday night.
The incident started shortly after 8 p.m. and involved a domestic violence suspect jumping from roof to roof and firing down on law enforcement. The incident ended with him being shot and transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
During the shooting, DPS’s Ranger 52 helicopter crashed, killing the pilot and the trooper-paramedic who were on board. What caused the crash is still under investigation.
No other law enforcement personnel were injured. The suspect has not yet been publicly identified.
Armed woman shot in Maryvale
A woman is in the hospital after being shot by police when she reportedly pointed a gun at officers in Maryvale on Thursday afternoon.
Phoenix police boxed the woman’s car in near 71st Avenue and Thomas Road to detain her in connection with a homicide case. Police say she pointed a gun at officers before one of the officers shot her.
The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition, police said. No officers were hurt.
Trooper shot in Phoenix
One DPS trooper was shot, and two other people were hurt after a shooting in central Phoenix on Thursday evening.
Around 7 p.m., SWAT troopers were serving a “high-risk search warrant” at the A & F Trailer and RV park near 24th Avenue and Indian School Road, just east of Interstate 17, according to DPS.
While sources told Arizona’s Family that two others were hurt, DPS officials have only confirmed that “at least one trooper was injured in the shooting.”
Details on the troopers’ conditions and what led to the shooting were not immediately available. No suspects have been publicly identified.
Suspect shot in leg after traffic stop in Chandler
A suspect is in the hospital after being shot while running from a traffic stop and firing a gun in Chandler on Thursday night.
Just after 8 p.m., Chandler police stopped a vehicle near Arizona Avenue and Riggs Road before the passenger reportedly got out, started running and shot a gun.
The suspect, who has not yet been publicly identified, was shot in the leg and bitten by a police K-9. The suspect is in stable condition.
Machete-wielding man shot, killed in Coolidge
A machete-wielding suspect was shot and killed by police in Coolidge on Thursday night.
Just before 8 p.m., Coolidge police were responding to a domestic disturbance in front of their station when the suspect refused to drop his machete before being shot.
The man, who has not been publicly identified, died from his injuries. Police say no officers were hurt.
There have been 15 law enforcement-involved shootings in Arizona this year. Six of them have been in Maricopa County.
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An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper and a suspect were injured by gunfire while an agency SWAT team was serving a high-risk search warrant Feb. 5.
At least one trooper was wounded and taken to a hospital, DPS said in a statement. The suspect, also wounded, was taken into custody, DPS said.
The troopers were serving the warrant in the 2400 block of West Indian School Road, DPS said. Traffic on nearby Interstate 17 was disrupted by the large police presence.
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