LOS ANGELES — The Arizona State basketball team started the week in first place, with a chance to win its first Pac-12 title and looking like a good bet to have a first round bye in the Pac-12 tournament.
It ended it looking up at other teams and no longer in control of its own destiny. And maybe working its way back toward the NCAA bubble if it can't take care of business next weekend.
The Sun Devils dropped their second straight game in the city of Los Angeles, this time falling to USC 71-61 Saturday at the Galen Center.