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Arizona State basketball faces tough test against Syracuse zone

ASU coach Bobby Hurley discusses how proud and happy he is that the Sun Devils received an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

In some ways, given Arizona State’s up-and-down season, it’s fitting the Sun Devils open the NCAA Tournament in the First Four against Syracuse.

ASU has struggled all season against the zone. It’s a reason the Sun Devils crumbled during Pac-12 action, falling from the top of the national polls to the bottom of a weak conference. Now they face Syracuse, whose entire basketball culture is built around the zone.