{"id":1383946,"date":"2019-01-05T22:04:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T05:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/white-scores-19-arizona-state-rolls-over-colorado-83-61\/"},"modified":"2019-01-05T22:04:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T05:04:01","slug":"white-scores-19-arizona-state-rolls-over-colorado-83-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/local-news\/white-scores-19-arizona-state-rolls-over-colorado-83-61\/","title":{"rendered":"White scores 19, Arizona State rolls over Colorado 83-61"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TEMPE, Ariz. \u2014 Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley made the rare move of taking his two leading scorers out of the starting lineup. After turning a 17-point lead into a 10-point loss two days earlier, the Sun Devils needed a spark. <\/p>\n

The shakeup turned into a wakeup. <\/p>\n

Playing with much more energy at both ends of the floor, Arizona State bounced back from a disappointing loss with a resounding win, rolling over Colorado 83-61 on Saturday. <\/p>\n

“We needed to change some things and just be better in certain key areas,” Hurley said. “We just need to have a level of accountability.” <\/p>\n

The Sun Devils were great early against Utah on Thursday, out of synch the rest of the way in a disheartening Pac-12 opener. <\/p>\n

Hurley moved Luguentz Dort and Remy Martin, Arizona State’s two leading scorers to the bench, replacing them in the starting lineup with Rob Edwards and De’Quon Lake. <\/p>\n

The switch turned out to be just what the Sun Devils needed. <\/p>\n

Arizona State (10-4, 1-1 Pac-12) moved the ball far better on offense to shoot 57 percent and smothered the Buffaloes early with an aggressive 2-3 zone. <\/p>\n

The Sun Devils led by 18 at halftime and never gave Colorado (9-4, 0-2) a chance of a comeback, holding the Buffaloes to 33 percent shooting. <\/p>\n

Romello White scored 19 points, Dort added 14 and Martin was a steady influence running Arizona State’s offense. Zylan Cheatham did a little of everything, finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists. <\/p>\n

“This is the first game I felt we put 40 minutes together, playing together as a team, collectively all in the game,” said White, who made 9 of 11 shots. <\/p>\n

Colorado shot poorly in a loss to Arizona on Thursday and continued to clank away up the interstate in Tempe, going 5 for 26 from 3-point range. McKinley Wright IV had 12 points to lead the Buffaloes, who have lost four of five. <\/p>\n

“We played against a desperate Arizona State team,” Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. “I thought they played with kind of an edge and desperation that we didn’t play with. I don’t think our guys didn’t compete. They tried. It’s just right now we can’t make open shots.” <\/p>\n

The Sun Devils appeared to have righted themselves after an unexpected home loss to Princeton to close out the nonconference season, jumping out to a 17-point lead against Utah on Thursday. <\/p>\n

Arizona State fell back into its inconsistent ways after the midpoint of the first half, allowing too many open 3-pointers and baskets in transition, leading to a 10-point loss. <\/p>\n

Hurley shook up his starting lineup and turned into just what the Sun Devils needed. <\/p>\n

Opening in a 2-3 zone, Arizona State swarmed the Buffaloes, holding them without a field goal for nearly 6 1\/2 minutes while opening on a 13-2 run. <\/p>\n

“Our confidence definitely waves and it shows,” said Colorado big man Evan Battey, who had seven points. “We didn’t get shots to fall and lost our confidence.” <\/p>\n

Colorado saw a few shots go down later in the half, yet couldn’t make up ground. Arizona State led 44-26 after holding the Buffaloes to 8-of-27 shooting, including 2 for 13 from the 3-point arc. <\/p>\n

The Sun Devils continued the energy into the second half, crushing the Buffaloes with stingy defense and a series of transition dunks. <\/p>\n

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BIG PICTURE <\/p>\n

Colorado started cold and stayed that way, leaving Arizona with a two-game desert disappointment. <\/p>\n

Arizona State got its mojo back on both ends of the floor, just in time for its first conference road trip of the season. <\/p>\n

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REMY’S INFLUENCE <\/p>\n

Martin has played fast, sometimes too fast, since returning from injury seven games ago. The sophomore got sped up against Utah after a strong start, but was in almost total control against the Buffaloes. <\/p>\n

Martin didn’t take a shot, but had eight assists with two turnovers. <\/p>\n

“He really was a good floor leader,” Hurley said. “Remy is going to find more balance and chances to score. There might have been a few he passed up, but he’s got the right mindset to get his teammates involved. <\/p>\n

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UP NEXT <\/p>\n

Colorado hosts Washington State on Thursday. <\/p>\n

Arizona State plays at California on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

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