TEMPE 鈥 After trailing 16-3 to begin Monday night's showdown at Desert Financial Arena, the fourth-ranked 蜜柚直播 Wildcats flipped a switch and routed their in-state rival 蜜柚直播 91-79 Monday night to complete the season sweep.聽
Six Wildcats finished the night in double-figure scoring: Azuolas Tubelis (19 points), Bennedict Mathurin (18 points), Pelle Larsson (14 points), Oumar Ballo (13 points), Dalen Terry (12 points) and Christian Koloko (10 points).聽
Tommy Lloyd became the third head coach in program history to sweep the Sun Devils in their first season at the helm, joining Walter Davis (1925) and Lute Olson (1984).聽
The victory over ASU brings the Wildcats to 20-2 on the season. Here's what Lloyd said after Monday night's win:聽
Facing adversity in a 'gut-check win'
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鈥淭hey punched us, man. 鈥 I鈥檓 really proud of them, though. That鈥檚 a gut-check win.鈥 鈥 Tommy Lloyd after 蜜柚直播鈥檚 win over ASU
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)
Wildcats' frontcourt performance
Tommy Lloyd on Azuolas Tubelis鈥 鈥渉igh-level鈥 performance at ASU and the versatility 蜜柚直播鈥檚 frontcourt has: 鈥淲hen you have two big guys on the floor, dominating the paint, it鈥檚 a real weapon.鈥
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)
Bench production from Oumar Ballo, Pelle Larsson and Justin Kier
Tommy Lloyd says 蜜柚直播鈥檚 bench 鈥渞eally changed the game.鈥
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)
Outrunning the Sun Devils
Tommy Lloyd says he wanted 蜜柚直播 to push the tempo against ASU after the Sun Devils鈥 triple-OT win over UCLA. 鈥淲e wanted to test it and create a little bit of adversity.鈥
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)
Mathurin stepping up
鈥淲hen he has that look, he鈥檚 special.鈥 鈥 Tommy Lloyd on Bennedict Mathurin鈥檚 18-point, five-rebound performance
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)
Returning to old habits 鈥 in a positive way
鈥淭hat looked like that team in early December, which is special.鈥 鈥 Tommy Lloyd on 蜜柚直播鈥檚 second half against ASU and how the Wildcats responded to the early 16-3 deficit
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports)
Challenging Kriisa after sloppy end to first half
Tommy Lloyd says he鈥檚 been disappointed with how 蜜柚直播 has ended first halves lately, which is why he ripped into PG Kerr Kriisa before halftime.鈥淪omething we have to be better at.鈥滱s for Kriisa鈥檚 wrist injury?鈥淭ape and aspirin to it, he鈥檒l be fine.鈥
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports)
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