The Arizona State Sun Devils (22-12, 13-10 Pac-12) face the Nevada Wolf Pack (22-10, 12-7 MWC) Wednesday at University of Dayton Arena in the NCAA Tournament First Four.
Nevada dropped their last game against the San Jose State Spartans 81-77 in overtime at Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament, their third straight loss.
Jarod Lucas had a standout performance in the losing effort with 28 points. Arizona State lost in blowout fashion in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament on Friday at T-Mobile Arena, falling to the Arizona Wildcats 78-59. Frankie Collins and Jamiya Neal scored 11 points each to lead the team in scoring in the losing effort.
The Wolf Pack took the last meeting between the teams 72-66 at Crypto.com Arena in December 2018. The Wolf Pack have been led this season by Lucas, who is averaging 17.3 points per game. Meanwhile, Darrion Williams is grabbing 7.3 rebounds per game, and Kenan Blackshear is dishing 4.6 assists.
Desmond Cambridge Jr. (12.9 ppg) and DJ Horne (11.8) have been the primary providers for the Sun Devils on offense. Warren Washington is posting 6.5 rebounds per game, and Collins is doling out 4.3 assists.
Foes are shooting 39.8% from the field against the Sun Devils, ranking as one of the toughest FG% defenses in the country (15th).Nevada is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.6 (70.8-67.2). Arizona State has also a 6-4 record over the last 10, allowing 69.5 points per game on average while scoring only 67.9 (-1.6 margin).
WOLF PACK HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trey Pettigrew: 2.3 | 4.7 | -2.4
Rebounds per game:
Kenan Blackshear: 5.2 | 4.1 | +1.1
Assists per game:
Kenan Blackshear: 3.4 | 4.6 | -1.2
SUN DEVILS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jamiya Neal: 9.8 | 7.5 | +2.3
Austin Nunez: 0.0 | 5.5 | -5.5
Points per game:
Frankie Collins: 7.0 | 9.6 | -2.6
Rebounds per game:
Frankie Collins: 3.0 | 4.1 | -1.1
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Arizona State (-135)
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