Welcome you to the desert, Tucson, Arizona. Man, it's good to be in Tucson these days, one
of 4 remaining unbeaten teams in the country. Number 1 Arizona, an unblemished 16-0,
hosting their in-state rivals, Arizona State making the short trip inside the McHale Center.
Arizona and Mo Privas. Bradley quickly into the opposing paint and he hits
his first shot. To get more comfortable there, he's only made 3 all season. Odom knocks it
down. Mo Odom, what a tremendous score. He's getting better every single week, it seems. He
can do it all. Rivas is trying to find an angle and it's not easy to get it over Jopp,
but he does exactly that. And points and 8 rebounds and is the corner, you know, the
centerpiece of what I believe is probably the best front court in America. Oded him the
Pepperdine transfer. He lobs. I don't know if that was intentional or not. What do you say?
Pig Johnson. Pete coming off 20 points against TCU. Ausa,
Karchinkov surveying and bringing it back behind the arc. Pete's got a mismatch here,
here comes the double, right on cue. Karchenkov, he hits.
And it's a. Johnson Hunt's baseline, and Pete pulls down the
glass. Oh, stripped, stolen, and an easy bucket. Alan Makeba's first point,
goes under the rim, and Makeba gets it back behind the arc. Nice pass, and easy bunny there
from Santiago Truitt. It's pretty clear Arizona State defensively trying to pack the
lane and dare Arizona to beat them from the outside, but Karchenkov, the freshman, says no.
Delorso tries the entry pass and able to get it there to Iwaka, battling down low. That's a
lot of muscle down there as he's going up against Makeba. Fun to watch chop on defense
because he's so active. There's Jop again, mid-range once more. Stripped, a
clean strip from Makeba. They get it ahead to Ford. No, instead it's picked. Aristo and the
two-hand flush. Lost his footing, loose ball. Bryce Ford, For
Ford with the easy layup, and they've been 10 out for Odom. Odom, the
runner, oh, that was pretty. In the hands of Odom, skipped past, drew
it. That's a big hook in the post for that jump hook, that was beautiful.
Nothing but the bottom of the net. Brandon Burry his first points, absolutely do not
hesitate. Fadeaway 3. Oak.
a free throw Arizona meanwhile 6 for 7. Odom.
Jop right at the horn and look at his work on Mo Crevas down low. It's the lob,
oh, watch out, high above the rim. Goa beat Mo Crevas in the post. Watch here, that
leaves the backside wide open. You can't ask Musamba Jop to guard post and take away the lob.
It is literally impossible. That's why Arizona State, they need to be careful. They need to
talk. Bradley with the finger roll.
Mayusa knocked down a 3 early. Let's see if Jopp's got another one, man. Job.
Good hands. He's in double figures. We've seen a little bit of everything. That's of fireworks,
a couple of fights, a couple of technicals. Del Orso deep 3, offensive glass, oh.
Pollster. he lets it fly.
Grebovich bottoms. You attack, no foul. Here comes Del Orso. He
hands it off and why wouldn't you, you can count it. 1 for 7 from
the field right now. Feels like a huge possession here for Arizona
State. Ford hits, and how long have Arizona State fans been waiting to see that
happen again? Ford has been. Odom 2 for 10, Johnson 1 for 9 in the first half. Jopp was the
star and he has not been slowed down by halftime. Too strong
for Chekov, offensive glass. Pete puts it right back through, he's in double figures now.
Team of the country. Arizona, one of now 3 remaining unbeaten teams in the nation.
Johnson with Jop, oh, Jop finishes at the rim, and it goes right through the hands of Truitt.
Bradley. Bradley swatted at the rim, that was Johnson with the putback, good.
Burry's pushing ahead, taking on Jo, and the tip in is good off the window. Pete doing that.
Bayusin, his 2nd tonight. Top 5 defense in the country. Bradley,
stepback jumper, he hits as loud as it's been all night. Mid-range again,
Jayden Bradley. He averaged almost 14 points a game, doesn't shoot a lot of 3s, loves the
mid-range, loves to get to the rim. Odom stepback triple, oh, and he bags it to quiet
the crowd.
Makeba back on the floor now for Arizona State . And Makeba not a shooter, he's a screener and
a roller. Gribovich number 14 is more of the shooter. Pretty stroke, Ford fading away hits.
There's a chance to take the lead back here this possession. Odom fading. Even when
you cut off Mo Odom's first drive, you're gonna deal with a change of pace, change of
direction. Look, if you're Arizona defensively , you will allow this shot. This to me is good
defense, just better offense. Del Orso back on the floor for Arizona.
Aristo, oh, he backs it from deep. His first points tonight is lethal. One possession game.
Or he's weaving.
Pete backing down with 5 to shoot. Watch out. Uh pizza playmaker lethal.
One possession game.
Or he's weaving.
Pete backing down with 5 to shoot. Watch out. A little bit under 10 to
shoot. He'll let it fly from deep, and he bags it. Well you figure if Arizona State wants to
get this one tonight. Johnson, take him, and he's able to get his 2nd made shot from
the floor. It's been a tough night shooting, he's 2 for 11 now be a passer. Pete to the
ram, foul.
Odom, snaking his way through the paint, fades , oh my goodness, wow, Mo
Odom. Rice Ford, take it off with one hand, throws it down.
Guess that hip's doing all right, foul, so they got the, the forward duo of Pete Nwaka up
under and a finish. Well, you were talking about Burry, it's been a frustrating night.
They have found their offensive rhythm. Burry's kicks. Kurchenko, oh, and they make
another 1, 10 in a row, the biggest lead tonight for the Wildcats. Pete backing down, he
has been a true force tonight with the touch. 11 in a row, made from the floor for
Arizona. We are a collective heat check tonight.
Burry To Bradley. Weaving, denied, threw it again.
Odom. You can't count it, man, he is just making stuff up since halftime, isn't he? Ivan
Karchenkov gets fooled here with that inside out dribble. Odom's a right-handed shooter but
loves driving left, and that creativity, he's only 62. Another nice pass, but it's
not held onto by Truitt. I just gotta shoot that with the finger roll, they're in
traffic. Mayusin for 3. Mayusin hits his
3rd triple tonight. on the floor besides Jo as your true center, everybody else in a yellow
jersey can hit from deep. Karchenko slashing his way to a bucket, fouls, he wanted no part
of that. He basically conceded that layup. Odom weaving into the corner. Here comes a 3,
and it's back down Mayusin again. That's his 3rd since halftime, his 4th overall. And these
fans at the McHale Center, they're worried, they're feeling it. Pete. He just brought it
down. Peters are in the corners right now for Arizona State.
Trying to find. Odom or Jo, and Odom almost gets his pocket picked, under a minute to play
now. Odom. handed a chance for a 4 point play, man,
a risky play here. Like if Karchenkov gets that steal, maybe the game's over, but he
doesn't, and the result of it is an and 13, possible 4 point play.
Wow, what a turn of events here. Career night, 23 points for Owaka to go along with double
digit rebounds. I, I trust, trust Bradley too. Bradley fades. Bradley, he
hits. Odom, stepback, triple, short. Burry's
controls. Arizona will survive.
The number one team in the country is 17-0.