ASU’s Warren Washington dominates in win vs. Alcorn State

TEMPE — The Arizona State males’s basketball group thus far has had the Frankie Collins recreation, the D.J. Horne recreation and the Austin Nuñez-Desmond Cambridge Jr. recreation.

Nonetheless, Sunday’s 76-54 win over the Alcorn State Braves (3-4) was the Warren Washington recreation.

The 7-footer was essentially the most dominant pressure for the Solar Devils and scored a team-high 14 factors on 5-for-5 taking pictures. He additionally grabbed seven rebounds and recorded an help.

“He’s an enormous goal,” head coach Bobby Hurley stated after the sport. “Him and [Alonzo Gaffney] might actually climb the ladder and go get the ball.

“We outran their bigs, and Warren was undoubtedly part of that so I used to be completely happy to see him put one other stable recreation collectively for us.”

Washington and Gaffney additionally made their marks defensively with two blocks apiece, serving to the Solar Devils maintain the Braves to a 27.1% evening from the ground.

Take away guard Dekedran Thorn’s 19 factors on 7-for-11 taking pictures, and Alcorn State shot simply 12-for-63 (19%) as a group.

“We take delight in protection and we work on it each day in apply,” Gaffney stated. “We’ve obtained loads of size and athleticism on this group so we anticipate to dam photographs.”

The Solar Devils recorded 9 blocks and compelled 10 turnovers en path to their third consecutive win by not less than 20 factors.

“I really feel prefer it’s simply credit score to all the eye to element we’ve put in on protection arising thus far,” Washington added. “I really feel like we now have all 5 guys on the courtroom eager to play protection.”

ASU’s 6-1 file marks this system’s greatest seven-game begin since starting the 2018-19 season 7-0.

That group went on to the NCAA event.

They’ve carried out nicely on each ends of the ground and are doing it as a group this season. Sunday’s win was the second consecutive recreation the Solar Devils reached the 20-assist plateau after doing so simply twice final 12 months.

From a scoring standpoint, ASU obtained 14 from Devan Cambridge and 11 from Collins. Gaffney added 10 off the bench.

“The group of men we now have, we’re all unselfish,” Washington stated. “We’re all at a degree of our careers the place we simply wish to win. It speaks to the character of our group.”

The Solar Devils must proceed to play unselfishly shifting ahead, as their subsequent recreation, at Colorado (4-3) on Dec. 1, marks the early portion of convention play.

“We’re actually excited [to start conference play],” Gaffney stated. “I really feel like these video games had been nice video games to get us prepared.

“We’re simply able to go.”