BJ Freeman and Arizona State will take the court against Graham Ike and No. 6 Gonzaga on Sunday night. Watch free on Fubo.
Arizona State will head on the road to end this weekend of men’s college basketball, taking on the No. 6 ranked team in the nation, Gonzaga, at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs had the earliest test of any team in the top-25 rankings, taking on the No. 8 ranked team in the country, Baylor, on the opening night of college basketball on Monday. They absolutely dominated that game, beating the Bears 101-63 in the Findlay Auto Tip-Off.
Gonzaga was led by Nolan Hickman, who finished with 17 points and six rebounds. Graham Ike, who is in his second year with Gonzaga, had 15 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. Sophomore Braden Huff came off the bench and had 14 points and three assists in 16 minutes, while Dustry Stromer also came off the bench, scoring 11 points with six rebounds in 21 minutes.
The Sun Devils also won their first game of the season on Tuesday night, beating Idaho State 55-48. Alston Mason led the team as a senior with 14 points and two rebounds, shooting 55.6% from the floor. This is his first season with Arizona State after transferring in from Montana State. BJ Freeman came off the bench and dropped 12 points with eight rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes.
Arizona State is one of the rare college basketball teams with three games in the first week, as they also took on Santa Clara on Friday at home before heading to Washington. They picked up another win, 81-74. Freeman led the team in soring with 17 points and three rebounds with three assists in 26 minutes off the bench.
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