Arizona St., New Mexico face each other after a series of cupcake victories | sport

Arizona State and New Mexico begin their first game at the Acrisure Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., on Thursday at 5-1, with some momentum from home wins after their only loss so far. They are also undefeated in their neutral site games this season, with Arizona State winning over Santa Clara in Henderson, Nevada, and Grand Canyon in Phoenix, and New Mexico winning over UCLA in Henderson. They meet after playing in a doubleheader in Henderson on Nov. 8. The Lobos’ 72-64 victory over a ranked UCLA team that night was their “best performance” of the season so far, according to coach Richard Pitino. New Mexico played nine days later at St. John’s in New York, where Pitino coached against his father, Rick Pitino, and lost 85-71. Since that loss, the Lobos have defeated Grambling State 80-58 and Texas Southern 99-68 at The Pit in Albuquerque. Tru Washington led the Lobos with 19 points and 10 rebounds in their win over Texas Southern on Sunday night. Mustapha Amzil matched his Lobo career high with 18 points, while Donovan Dent had 11 points and five assists. Filip Borovicanin finished his career with 11 points off the bench, while Kayde Dotson contributed 10 points. “I thought we played really well,” the younger Pitino said of the win over Texas Southern. “I think UCLA was our best performance, but overall we did a lot of great things. I thought we missed some open attempts in the first half that we converted in the second half.” Rate.” Texas Southern had 20 turnovers, which led to a 30-2 advantage in turnovers for the Lobos. Arizona State hasn’t played since Nov. 20, when the Sun Devils beat Cal Poly at home, 93-89. Arizona State has won its last three games since an 88-80 loss to then-No. 6 Gonzaga on Nov. 10. Joson Sanon came off the bench to lead Arizona State with 22 points in win over Cal Poly “That’s what I’ve done since I’ve been at Arizona State,” said Bobby Hurley, in his 10th season as Arizona State’s coach. Sanon is shooting 51.7 percent overall (30 of 58) and from 3-point range (15 of 29) – Field Level Media