TEMPE—The last time Arizona played with fans in attendance at McKale North, it lost despite holding a 22-point lead in the first half. Two years later, the Wildcats decided to get the bad part out of the way first.
Fourth-ranked Arizona fell behind 14-1 before it could blink yet didn’t panic, taking the lead midway through the first half and eventually running away with a 91-79 win at ASU on Monday night.
The Wildcats (20-2, 10-1 Pac-12) outscored the Sun Devils by 25 points over the final 34-plus minutes, overcoming a turnover-heavy first half and some hot 3-point shooting by ASU early on to win its fourth straight over the Sun Devils (7-14, 3-8).