San Diego State men’s basketball could not overcome a nightmare second half, losing its first game of the season, 90-68, against Arizona State University.
ASU came out with a flurry of points in the second period, making 10 of its first 12 field goal attempts, and outscored the Aztecs, 56-28, to erase a 40-34 halftime deficit.
The Sun Devils shot 66.7% in the second half, including 6-9 from three, compared to 30 percent for SDSU (1-1), which saw a nine-point lead turn into a 20-point deficit in the span of 11 minutes.
“The strength of our program has always been our defense and it wasn’t there tonight,” SDSU head coach Brian Dutcher said.