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03/03 22:45 CST Arizona State beats No. 14 Kansas 70-60 in Hurley's potential
home finale
Arizona State beats No. 14 Kansas 70-60 in Hurley's potential home finale
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) --- Moe Odum scored 23 points, Massamba Diop added 19 and
Arizona State pulled away late to beat No. 14 Kansas 70-60 on Tuesday night in
what could be Sun Devils coach Bobby Hurley's final home game.
Hurley is the final year of his contract and the administration hasn't given
any indications it will be extended amid a fourth mediocre season in the past
five years.
The Sun Devils (16-14, 7-10 Big 12) did all they could to send their coach off
with a win in a physical, emotional game that included the ejection of Kansas
coach Bill Self and one of his assistants.
Arizona State jumped on Kansas early, withstood a big run and made the key
plays down the stretch to beat the Jayhawks (21-9, 11-6) for the third time in
the Hurley era, with the others 2018 and '19.
Darryn Peterson scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half as the Jayhawks
twice rallied from double-digit deficits. Kansas went on a 17-1 run to cut a
20-point halftime deficit to four and trimmed a 12-point deficit to two with
four minutes left.
Anthony Johnson answered with a 3-pointer and a layup, kicking off a 11-0 run
that secured Arizona State's 15th win over a ranked opponent --- second this
season --- in Hurley's 11 seasons.
Self was hit ejected in the first half for arguing an offensive foul call
against Peterson. Assistant Jacque Vaughn was also T'd up and Elmarko Jackson
was hit with a flagrant foul for taking down Arizona State's Allen Mukeba on a
drive.
Up next
Kansas: Hosts Kansas State on Saturday.
Arizona State: At No. 6 Iowa State on Saturday.
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