Arizona State has gotten off to a great start in conference play. Their 76-73 win over Colorado on Saturday night has given them a 4-0 start in Pac-12 play. ASU is now 10-5 on the season overall.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!ASU has a very aggressive style of defense that has been the key to their winning streak. In the game against Colorado, they won the turnover battle. The Sun Devils only turned the ball over eight times compared to 13 for the Buffaloes.
Arizona State not only forced Colorado into 13 turnovers but they were able to take advantage of those turnovers by converting them into points. ASU scored 27 points off of turnovers.
Jamiya Neal led the team in steals with four, Frankie Collins stole the ball three times and Bryant Selebangue had two steals.
Robbing The Cardinal
In their first win of this streak, ASU defeated Stanford, 76-73. This seems like a lucky score for the Sun Devils.
In that game Arizona State forced Stanford into 13 turnovers and only turned the ball over nine times. Collins and Jose Perez led the team with two steals each.
Stealing Honey From The Golden Bears
After their win over Stanford, ASU took on California. They were able to defeat the Golden Bears, 71-69. In that game they forced California into 15 turnovers. Arizona State committed 12 turnovers in that game. ASU scored 18 points off of turnovers. Collins had an amazing six steals in this game.
The Theft Against The Utes
In the third game of the streak, ASU defeated Utah, 82-70. Utah was forced into 15 turnovers by the swarming Sun Devil defense. ASU scored 15 points off of turnovers. Neal and Collins led the team with three steals each and Alonzo Gaffney was also huge in that game with two steals.
During this four game win streak the Sun Devils have won the turnover battle in each game. This is major as they have not shot the ball well on a consistent basis.
ASU is proving that they can win even the shot is not falling because of their defense. Being able to sustain this level of intensity on defense may carry Arizona State to a Pac-12 title.
