That was an improved ASU vs. Santa Clara on Friday night in Henderson as opposed to the labored opener vs. Idaho State in Tempe last week.
For the Sun Devils top continue their improvement, Bobby Hurley is going to need vets like Milwaukee transfer G BJ Freeman (17 points on Friday) and holdover sr. G Adam Miller (16 vs. Santa Clara) to act as calming influences for a frosh-laden roster. Three-point shooting also improved on Friday when canning 15 long-range bombs beyond the arc. Gonzaga, however, appears to be a different beast entirely this season, and consider that 101-63 destruction of top ten Baylor last week as a warning shot. The firepower quotient has increased exponentially with the additions of transfer G Khalif Battle (via Arkansas) and Michael Ajayi (from Pepperdine) to an already-loaded roster. Play Gonzaga