Arizona State Sun Devils vs San Diego Toreros Box Score on Dec 09, 2023

PJ Hayes and Deuce Turner both set career highs with 23 points apiece as San Diego beat visiting Arizona State 89-84 on Saturday night.

The Toreros (7-4) shot 62.9 percent in the second half, outscoring Arizona State 61-48 in the period.

San Diego is now 6-0 at home this season.

Arizona State (6-3) had its four-game winning streak come to an end.

Hayes and Turner each made five 3-pointers.

Both teams went 12-for-29 from beyond the arc.

Jamiya Neal, who led the Sun Devils with 20 points, made his fifth 3-pointer of the game with 1:49 left to cut the Toreros' lead to 83-81.

After a missed field-goal attempt by Turner, ASU's Jose Perez was fouled and made two free throws to tie the game at 83 with 1:18 remaining.

Hayes was then fouled and made a pair of free throws with 58 seconds remaining.

Frankie Collins made 1 of 2 free throws with 39 seconds to go to cut the San Diego lead to 85-84.

Hayes then converted 1 of 2 free-throw attempts.

The Toreros recorded a team rebound following Hayes' miss on the second attempt after the ball went out of bounds on Arizona State.

A layup by Kevin Patton Jr. with 24 seconds left increased the lead to 88-84 and virtually sealed the victory.

After a missed 3-pointer by Collins, Wayne McKinney III capped the scoring by making 1 of 2 free throws with 16 seconds left.

San Diego outscored Arizona State 13-4 to cut the Sun Devils' lead to 55-54 with 10:41 remaining in the game.

A 3-pointer by Collins later increased the lead to 61-54 before McKinney made a layup.

San Diego rallied to cut the lead to 66-65 with 7:11 remaining thanks to a 7-2 stretch in which Hayes made a 3-pointer and a layup.

After Arizona State built its lead to 71-65, San Diego responded with 13 unanswered points.

A layup and 3-pointer by Turner and two free throws by Hayes capped the run, giving the Toreros a 78-71 lead with 3:44 remaining.

The Sun Devils took a 36-28 advantage into the break after leading by as many as 12 in the first half.

--Field Level Media