Bobby Hurley loses his necktie and Jaden Bradley responds as ASU, Arizona trade technical fouls

TEMPE — Bobby Hurley erupted at a technical foul late in the first half as the Wildcats beat the Sun Devils 81-72 on Saturday.

Hurley was upset about a light foul call on Adam Miller, although officials had established that both teams would get those types of calls earlier in the half.

Bobby Hurley gets a tech and the tie is coming off! pic.twitter.com/8AnNZCcp5p

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Less than 75 seconds later, Arizona was assessed its own technical foul as Jaden Bradley stared down the Arizona State bench after a tough finish at the rim.

The technical fouls were the result of a chippy first half that was as back-and-forth on the court as it was in the stands at a Desert Financial Arena that Wildcat fans had invaded.

Caleb Love, who finished the half with a team-high nine points, hit a 3 late and threw the Sun Devils’ fork down before Basheer Jihad ended the half with a bucket to pull his team back within one.

ASU, Arizona trade blows in first half

Arizona had the early advantage in the game with a 6-for-15 start as a team with everyone contributing as ASU’s offense faltered with a 2-for-15 stretch.

BJ Freeman, who was a game-time decision, got the Sun Devils back in it with a 9-0 run by himself to give ASU an 18-17 lead about two minutes ahead of the technical foul trading. He had a team-high 19 points in the game.

Freshman center Jayden Quaintance also played as a game-time decision and finished the half with three points and five rebounds.

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