Built on momentum frequently wavering between extremes of high and low nature, the city of Las Vegas shares a number of similarities with the game of basketball.
In Wednesday’s 83-72 win over UCLA, Arizona State experienced swings in both directions. At times, the Sun Devils appeared to be playing with house money. In other moments, they resembled a team that doubled down one too many times.
Leading by two late in first half, ASU closed on a 14-0 run.
“We had a couple lapses on defense. It ended with [Jaylen] Hands hitting the transition 3 (to) cut it to two,” coach Bobby Hurley said of the sequence of possessions prior to his team’s surge.