White had double-doubles in five of his previous six games and double-digit rebounds in all six. Verge, who was 10 of 13 from the field, has scored 120 points in the last five games (24.0 ppg). The Sun Devils shot 75 percent in the first half and made 12 of 25 3-pointers overall after their two worst shooting games of the season. They shot 35.4 percent in against Creighton after shooting 35.9 percent in the blowout Saint Mary’s defeat three days earlier. Jones had a pair of 3-pointers and Tigers were within seven points at 68-61 with 11:31 remaining but were within single digits only once after that.

Source: National Post December 28, 2019 22:18 UTC