ASU Basketball: Sun Devils earn second conference victory over Utah

After a double-digit loss to Colorado on Friday night, Arizona State forward Jalen Graham acknowledged the pandemic-related delay from late December to mid-January had impacted the team’s play on the court, but maintained he was not using any crutch to explain away poor performance.

On Monday afternoon, playing one of those ubiquitously rescheduled games at a strange time against the Utah Utes (8-9, 1-6 Pac-12), Graham made certain no excuse would be necessary in the post game media session. With less than five seconds remaining, the junior cashed in on a running floater to give the Sun Devils (6-9, 2-3) a 64-62 victory, their first in over a month.

For Graham, it was his second quality game…