The Sun Devils men's basketball team (10-16, 6-10) was unable to defeat No. 12 UCLA (20-5, 12-4) for a second time this season despite a second half run that brought them within one point of taking the lead.
Monday night's action saw a slow start offensively for both teams. The Sun Devils were just 1-of-7 while UCLA was 1-of-6 through the first four minutes of play. This lack of offense manifested into Arizona State struggling to take care of the ball, turning it over nine times in the first half. UCLA took advantage of these turnovers and got their offense going.