DAYTON, Ohio – Luguentz Dort scored 21 points, Zylan Cheatham posted his 14thdouble-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) and the Arizona State men's basketball team is still dancing after the Sun Devils knocked off St. John's 74-65 in the final First Four game of the week.
The Sun Devils (23-10, No. 11 seed in the West Region), who posted their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2009 – and the first for head coach Bobby Hurley – move on to Friday's first round where they will face No. 6 seed Buffalo.
The two teams split the game's first 16 points before the Sun Devils put some separation between themselves and the Red Storm (21-13) with a 16-2 run that put ASU in front 24-10 after Remy Martin's jumper midway through the first half.