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BJ Freeman scores 17 to help Arizona State fend off Santa Clara 81-74
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) BJ Freeman scored 17 points and Arizona State beat Santa Clara 81-74 in the first game of a neutral-site Friday night doubleheader at Lee's Family Forum.
Freeman made a key 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to extend Arizona State's lead to 78-71.
Adam Miller scored 16 and freshman Jayden Quaintance had 12 rebounds to go with five points and three assists for the Sun Devils (2-0).
Adama-Alpha Bal topped Santa Clara (1-1) with 17 points, including a 3-pointer from the corner with 4:21 remaining to get the Broncos within 68-67. Elijah Mahi scored 14 with five assists for the Broncos, who trailed 36-34 at halftime.
The Sun Devils held Idaho State to 25.4% shooting - the lowest in the Bobby Hurley era - in a season-opening victory. The 48 points allowed tied for the third lowest in program history.
Santa Clara is led by former Arizona State coach Herb Sendek.
The two schools squared off for the first time since 2004 in a series the Sun Devils lead 6-2.
Arizona State travels to play No. 6 Gonzaga on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Jayden Quaintance vs. Johnny O'Neil (Christoph Tilly gains possession) | ||
| 19:34 | | +2 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:29 |  | Joson Sanon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:27 | | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | ||
| 19:10 | | Johnny O'Neil misses two point layup | ||
| 19:08 | | Johnny O'Neil offensive rebound | ||
| 19:05 | | +2 | Johnny O'Neil makes two point layup | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | | +3 | Joson Sanon makes three point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists) | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | | Alston Mason blocks Christoph Tilly's two point layup | ||
| 18:25 | | Johnny O'Neil offensive rebound | ||
| 18:17 | | Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:15 | | Alston Mason defensive rebound | ||
| 18:12 | | Joson Sanon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:10 | | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | ||
| 17:57 | | Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:55 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 17:43 | | Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:41 | | Carlos Stewart Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 17:35 | | +3 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart Jr. assists) | 3-7 |
| 17:09 | | +3 | Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists) | 6-7 |
| 16:56 | | Johnny O'Neil turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 16:41 | | Adama-Alpha Bal shooting foul (Adam Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 16:41 | | +1 | Adam Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 16:41 | | +1 | Adam Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | | Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:19 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 16:03 | | Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass) (Carlos Stewart Jr. steals) | ||
| 15:56 | | Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:54 | | Broncos offensive rebound | ||
| 15:54 | | Adam Miller personal foul | ||
| 15:53 | | Adama-Alpha Bal turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 15:14 | | Jake Ensminger misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:12 | | Elijah Mahi offensive rebound | ||
| 15:07 | | +2 | Elijah Mahi makes two point layup | 8-9 |
| 14:57 | | Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:55 | | Camaron Tongue defensive rebound | ||
| 14:47 | | Camaron Tongue misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:45 | | Sun Devils defensive rebound | ||
| 14:26 | | +3 | Austin Nunez makes three point jump shot (BJ Freeman assists) | 11-9 |
| 13:54 | | Broncos turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 13:35 | | Jake Ensminger personal foul | ||
| 13:35 | | +1 | BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 |
| 13:35 | | +1 | BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-9 |
| 13:04 | | Jake Ensminger misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:02 | | Austin Nunez defensive rebound | ||
| 13:02 | | Austin Nunez misses two point layup | ||
| 13:00 | | Broncos defensive rebound | ||
| 12:42 | | Basheer Jihad shooting foul | ||
| 12:42 | | Elijah Mahi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 12:42 | | +1 | Elijah Mahi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-10 |
| 12:42 | | Amier Ali misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:40 | | Carlos Stewart Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 12:40 | | +2 | Elijah Mahi makes two point layup | 13-12 |
| 12:04 | | +2 | Joson Sanon makes two point jump shot | 15-12 |
| 11:43 | | Basheer Jihad personal foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | Carlos Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Amier Ali defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Amier Ali offensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +3 | Amier Ali makes three point jump shot | 18-12 |
| 10:43 | | Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Christoph Tilly offensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Christoph Tilly misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Johnny O'Neil shooting foul (Amier Ali draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | Amier Ali misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:34 | | +1 | Amier Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-12 |
| 10:18 | | BJ Freeman personal foul (Elijah Mahi draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | Jayden Quaintance blocks Christoph Tilly's two point layup | ||
| 10:07 | | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | BJ Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Carlos Stewart Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:56 | | Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Sun Devils defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | +3 | Joson Sanon makes three point jump shot (Jayden Quaintance assists) | 22-12 |
| 9:19 | | Carlos Stewart Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 9:17 | | Broncos offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Joson Sanon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Adam Miller turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 9:04 | | Broncos 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:51 | | Carlos Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Carlos Stewart Jr. personal foul | ||
| 8:14 | | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Johnny O'Neil shooting foul (Jayden Quaintance draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | Jayden Quaintance misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:12 | | +1 | Jayden Quaintance makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-12 |
| 7:56 | | +3 | Brenton Knapper makes three point jump shot (Jake Ensminger assists) | 23-15 |
| 7:32 | | Jayden Quaintance turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Mahi steals) | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Elijah Mahi makes two point layup | 23-17 |
| 7:10 | | Adam Miller turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Elijah Mahi makes two point layup | 23-19 |
| 6:40 | | Joson Sanon misses two point layup | ||
| 6:38 | | Elijah Mahi defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Elijah Mahi turnover (lost ball) (Adam Miller steals) | ||
| 6:24 | | Camaron Tongue shooting foul (BJ Freeman draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | +1 | BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-19 |
| 6:24 | | +1 | BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-19 |
| 6:10 | | Adama-Alpha Bal turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 5:55 | | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Brenton Knapper defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Brenton Knapper offensive foul | ||
| 5:48 | | Brenton Knapper turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | BJ Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Adama-Alpha Bal steals) | ||
| 5:24 | | +3 | Elijah Mahi makes three point jump shot (Adama-Alpha Bal assists) | 25-22 |
| 5:08 | | Johnny O'Neil personal foul | ||
| 5:08 | | Jayden Quaintance misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:08 | | Jake Ensminger defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Elijah Mahi misses two point layup | ||
| 4:41 | | Austin Nunez defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Adama-Alpha Bal shooting foul (Joson Sanon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Joson Sanon makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 26-22 |
| 4:25 | | Joson Sanon misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 4:25 | | Joson Sanon misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 4:25 | | Sun Devils offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Joson Sanon offensive foul | ||
| 4:20 | | Joson Sanon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +3 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot | 26-25 |
| 3:37 | | Basheer Jihad misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Jake Ensminger defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Elijah Mahi misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Camaron Tongue offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Shawn Phillips Jr. shooting foul (Camaron Tongue draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:24 | | +1 | Camaron Tongue makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-26 |
| 3:24 | | +1 | Camaron Tongue makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-27 |
| 3:00 | | Alston Mason turnover (lost ball) (Carlos Stewart Jr. steals) | ||
| 2:58 | | Adam Miller shooting foul (Carlos Stewart Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | Carlos Stewart Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:55 | | +1 | Carlos Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-28 |
| 2:39 | | Jake Ensminger shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul) | ||
| 2:37 | | +1 | Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-28 |
| 2:37 | | +1 | Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 2:22 | | +2 | Camaron Tongue makes two point layup (Elijah Mahi assists) | 28-30 |
| 2:13 | | BJ Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Carlos Stewart Jr. steals) | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Carlos Stewart Jr. makes two point dunk | 28-32 |
| 2:07 | | Sun Devils 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:42 | | +3 | Amier Ali makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists) | 31-32 |
| 1:28 | | +2 | Carlos Stewart Jr. makes two point layup (Jake Ensminger assists) | 31-34 |
| 1:12 | | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +3 | Austin Nunez makes three point jump shot (Jayden Quaintance assists) | 34-34 |
| 0:50 | | Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Austin Nunez defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +2 | Adam Miller makes two point layup (Austin Nunez assists) | 36-34 |
| 0:31 | | Elijah Mahi misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Sun Devils defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Bukky Oboye personal foul | ||
| 0:29 | | Amier Ali misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:29 | | Amier Ali misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:29 | | Broncos defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Carlos Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Austin Nunez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Broncos defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |