Arizona State hands Utah 6th straight loss 64-62

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TEMPE, Ariz. — Jalen Graham scored six of Arizona State’s closing 9 factors and the Solar Devils beat Utah 64-62 on Monday for the Utes’ sixth straight loss.

Graham made a hook shot within the lane with 56 seconds left to offer Arizona State a 62-60 lead. After Utah known as a timeout with 36.8 left, David Jenkins Jr. beat the shot-clock buzzer with a jumper close to the free-throw line after getting his defender within the air.

Graham scored once more within the lane, off a pleasant go from Marreon Jackson, with 4.6 seconds left and Jenkins was stripped of the ball by Jay Heath on the buzzer.

Kimani Lawrence scored a game-high 18 factors for Arizona State (6-9, 2-3 Pac-12), which was taking part in its third sport in 28 days — and its second in 15. DJ Horne added 13 factors and Graham completed with 10.

Graham was coming off a career-high 16 factors, in 19 minutes, in a loss to Colorado.

Jenkins scored 14 factors for Utah (8-10, 1-7). Rollie Worster added 13 factors and Dusan Mahorcic had 12 factors and eight rebounds. The Utes have been 17 of 20 from the free-throw line whereas Arizona State shot 3 for 12, however Utah misplaced the turnover battle 14-8.

Arizona State is scheduled to play at Stanford on Saturday. Utah is at No. 9 UCLA on Thursday and Sixteenth-ranked USC on Saturday.

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