Remy Martin scored 23 of his career-high 33 points in the second half, and junior college transfer Khalid Thomas made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds remaining as Arizona State overcame a 12-point deficit to beat host Princeton 67-65 on Tuesday. Thomas had 14 points in his first extending playing time of the season, and he sank two of his three 3-pointers in the final 70 seconds to help Arizona State (4-2) avoid its second upset loss to Princeton in as many seasons. Martin scored 13 points in the final 8:22 as the Sun Devils overcame a 56-49 deficit, and his jumper with 3:33 left gave Arizona State a 61-60 lead. Romello White had 11 points and nine rebounds for Arizona State, which made seven threes in the second half to avenge a 67-66 home loss to the Tigers last season. Martin made two 3-pointers and Thomas and Elias Valtonen had one apiece as Arizona State, which trailed by 12 in the first half, went on an 20-7 run for short-lived 46-39 lead.

Source: National Post November 27, 2019 02:26 UTC