Arizona State won on one of the wildest buzzer-beaters you’re likely to see this college basketball season.
While facing rival Arizona on the road Saturday, the Sun Devils and Wildcats went down to the wire as the game’s final seconds ticked down.
With a one-point lead in the game’s final minute, Arizona State attempted a tough three that clanged off the rim as they tried to go 2-for-1. On the other end, the Wildcats connected for a bucket with about 29 seconds to go to get the lead back by a point.
The Sun Devils couldn’t get anything going against Arizona’s stingy defense on what seemed to be the final possession as Oumar Ballo reigned in the rebound for the Wildcats with 2.9 ticks left on the game clock. Ballo missed the first free throw and made the second, giving ASU one final look at the basket.
But Arizona State senior guard Desmond Cambridge Jr. certainly wasn’t about to go down without a fight. He got the ball on the inbounds pass and heaved a shot from the far side of the mid-court line that swished for the win.
DOWN GOES NO. 7 ARIZONA‼️@SunDevilHoops WINS IT AT THE BUZZER 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/qJus7icYDO
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 25, 2023
The major bucket gave Arizona State the victory and sent No. 7 Arizona back to the locker room with a loss. It also kept the tenuous hopes of an at-large bid alive for the Sun Devils.
As far as buzzer-beaters go, we doubt you’ll see one this weekend as exciting as this one. Hats off to Cambridge for the astounding basket.