ARIZONA STATE BASKETBALL

Arizona State hoops was the last unbeaten team in the country

Dec 30, 2017, 4:40 PM | Updated: Dec 31, 2017, 10:39 am

Arizona State guard Remy Martin (1) reacts after defeating Vanderbilt 76-64 during an NCAA college ...

Arizona State guard Remy Martin (1) reacts after defeating Vanderbilt 76-64 during an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec 17, 2017, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

For a few hours, Arizona State basketball held one characteristic regarding the 2017-18 season that no one can ever take away from them.

They were the last unbeaten team in the country.

No. 3 Arizona State was one of three unbeaten teams remaining along with No. 10 TCU and No. 1 Villanova.

However, all three lost on Saturday.

Villanova was defeated by Butler 101-93 while TCU suffered a one-point loss at the hands of Big 12 rival Oklahoma, 90-89.

ASU’s 84-78 loss to in-state rival Arizona came a few hours after TCU and Villanova fell, still making the Sun Devils the final unbeaten overall.

If ASU would have defeated No. 17 Arizona, the Sun Devils could have possibly climbed the rankings to become the new No.1 team in the country for the first time in program history.

The added stipulations to an already highly anticipated matchup caused quite the stir on Twitter.

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