Fansided · Feb 2, 2019
ASU Basketball: What the Devils did to stop Aari McDonald
Despite a 28-point performance from Arizona’s lead scorer, ASU basketball limited McDonald to only 36 percent from the field in a 13-point victory.
Typically for any basketball player at any level, a 28-point game is something to be celebrated.
But for Arizona State, it was holding Aari McDonald to 28 points that led them to a 60-47 victory Friday night.
The Sun Devils backed strong defensive performances from guards Reili Richardson and Kiara Russell to limit McDonald to 8-for-22 shooting from the field, and 1-for-6 from deep.
ASU bullied the Wildcats guard inside the paint and kept the rest of Arizona to only 19 total points, to split this year’s Territorial Cup to one apiece.