Hot 3-point shooting not enough as Arizona falls to ASU in OT

Bobby Hurley has finally beaten the Wildcats

TEMPE — The streak is over.

The Arizona Wildcats got Chase Jeter back, and made a season-high 14 3s, but it was not enough in a 95-88 overtime loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena.

It snaps UA’s six-game winning streak over its in-state rival. It is also Bobby Hurley’s first win against Sean Miller since becoming ASU’s head coach in 2015.

Justin Coleman, who led Arizona with 19 points, buried a pull-up 3 to tie it at 83 with 19.1 seconds left in regulation, before Luguentz Dort badly missed a last-second shot, sending the game into overtime where the Sun Devils opened with a 7-0 run.

Zylan Cheatham, who had 11 points and 22 rebounds, began the period with an offensive rebound and layup, then Remy Martin, who finished with a career-high 31 points, made two free throws and a 3 to extend ASU’s lead to 90-83 after Jeter clanked two free throws.

The Wildcats, who will likely need to win the Pac-12 tournament to reach the NCAA tourney, fall to 14-8 overall and 5-4 in the Pac-12. The Sun Devils improve to 15-6 and 6-3, respectively.

Ryan Luther was 5 for 8 from 3 and had 19 points, his most with Arizona, to go with nine rebounds, while Brandon Randolph had 17 points (but on 16 shots) and Coleman had an Arizona-best nine assists.

Jeter, who missed the last two games since getting injured early against Oregon State on Jan. 19, came off the bench and had seven points and eight rebounds.

Arizona trailed from the midpoint of the first half until the midpoint of the second half, before Alex Barcello tied it at 57 by sinking a 3 from the wing with 11:03 left.

Arizona then took its first lead since the 16:35 mark of the first half when Randolph banked in a runner to put UA up 61-59 with eight minutes left. Luther continued the run by sinking back-to-back corner 3s to make it a 67-61 game with 7:03 left, UA’s largest lead of the night.

But Martin drilled back-to-back 3s to cut ASU’s deficit to 72-71 with 4:39 left, then made an acrobatic reverse layup to put the Devils ahead.

Cheatham made it a three-point ASU lead by throwing down a lob over Luther with 3:08 left, causing Sean Miller to take a timeout.

Arizona tied it after two free throws by Jeter and a scoop layup by Coleman, but Romello White answered with an and-one to give ASU a 79-76 lead with 1:47 left.

Coleman and Rob Edwards traded free throws, then Cheatham and Randolph traded layups to make it 83-80 ASU in the final minute, setting the stage for Coleman’s game-tying 3.

The Wildcats were without freshman guard Brandon Williams, who sat out with a right knee sprain. As a result, Arizona used its eighth starting lineup combination of the season by giving the nod to Coleman, Randolph, Luther, Dylan Smith and Ira Lee.

Jeter (back) returned from a two-game absence, but came off the bench and was shaky offensively, going 1 for 5 from the field and 5 for 8 from the line. The big man picked up two early fouls and did not score until late in the second half, though he did have a crucial tip-in that extended UA’s lead to 69-63 with 6:30 left.

But the Sun Devils rallied, picking up their first win over the Wildcats since February 2015.

This story will be updated.

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