Shannon Evans fired from the key and fell back as the basketball swished through the net. The Wells Fargo Arena crowd exploded. Teammate Tra Holder ran to Evans and gave him a celebratory shove.
What has been missing throughout Arizona State’s recent struggles?
This.
Evans and Holder burying opponents from the perimeter, something they did Saturday to Colorado, the No. 21 Sun Devils rushing past the Buffaloes in a second-half avalanche of 3s, the key stretch in an 80-66 win.
ASU reached the midpoint of the Pac-12 season at 16-5 and 4-5 in conference play.