Through the first half, it was clearly advantage fifyh seed ASU (20-9); but a messy third quarter had fans on the edge of their seat biting their nails.
ASU, however, proved that they can finish a game strong.
The Devils took down the 12th seed Colorado Buffaloes (12-18) 66-49 in game one of the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas.
Senior Courtney Ekmark tallied 18 points - all from beyond the arc - and junior Robbi Ryan added 13 and five assists to help push the Devils across the finish line.
The old saying with March Madness is that ‘anything can happen’.