Photos: No. 5 Arizona beats rival Arizona State in Tempe
The Arizona Wildcats held off Arizona State to win, 69-60, on the Sun Devils' home court in Tempe on December 31, 2022.
Arizona center Oumar Ballo (11) tries to keep the ball in bounds in front of Arizona State guard Devan Cambridge (35) in the first half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Pelle Larsson (3), left, and forward Azuolas Tubelis (10) gesture to the Sun Devil crowd after the visiting Wildcats took down Arizona State 69-60 at Desert Financial Arena.
Arizona forward Henri Veesaar (13) rejects a shot from Arizona State guard Austin Nunez (2) in the first half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis (10) draws a blocking foul from Arizona State forward Duke Brennan (24) on his drive in the first half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Kerr Kriisa (25) owns up to his foul in the second half against Arizona State Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Courtney Ramey (0) draws contact trying to drive the lane against Arizona State in the second half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Cedric Henderson Jr. (45) gets fouled from behind by Arizona State guard Frankie Collins (10) while trying to shoot over forward Duke Brennan (24) in the second half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona State guard Austin Nunez (2) can't believe the call went against his team in the second half against Arizona in their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona center Oumar Ballo, right, finishes off an alley-oop dunk against Arizona State in the second half of their Pac-12 game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on Dec. 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Cedric Henderson Jr. (45) stops a fast break shot from Arizona State guard Luther Muhammad (1) in the second half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona center Oumar Ballo (11) finishes off an alley-oop dunk over Arizona State forward Warren Washington (22) in the second half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley reacts after the Sun Devils threw away a chance on a fast break in the second half against Arizona in their Pac-12 game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on Dec. 31, 2022.
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd and associate head coach Jack Murphy plot a plan to slow down Arizona State in the second half of their Pac-12 game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on Dec. 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Courtney Ramey’s wrap-around pass to center Oumar Ballo goes off the foot of Arizona State forward Warren Washington during the second half of Saturday’s game in McKale Center.
Arizona guard Pelle Larsson, right, jostles the ball out of the grip of Arizona State guard Desmond Cambridge Jr. in the second half of their Pac-12 game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on Dec. 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Pelle Larsson (3), left, and center Oumar Ballo (11) end up chasing the same rebound in the second half against Arizona State at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Kerr Kriisa chats with a game official while the Wildcats take a free throw against Arizona State in the second half Saturday.
Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis, left, gets tangled up with Arizona State guard Desmond Cambridge Jr. trying to control an inlet pass in the first half of their Pac-12 game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on Dec. 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Cedric Henderson Jr. (45) attempts a shot in traffic, including Arizona State guard DJ Horne (0) in the first half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona State forward Alonzo Gaffney (32) gets a big piece of Arizona center Oumar Ballo (11) trying to block his shot in the first half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley reacts after one of his Sun Devils was called for defensive foul in the first half against Arizona in their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Kerr Kriisa (25) strips Arizona State guard DJ Horne (0) early in the first half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Pelle Larsson (3) juggles a basketball off his head, a'la soccer, as the Wildcats warm up to go against Arizona State at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona State forward Alonzo Gaffney (32), left, and Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis (10) chase after a loose ball in the first half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Arizona guard Courtney Ramey (0) and Arizona State forward Jamiya Neal (5) bounce off one another in the Sun Devil key in the first half of their Pac 12 game at Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ariz., December 31, 2022.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
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