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Buy Photos HereTEMPE, Ariz. – The HBU men's basketball saw their two-game winning streak come to an end in a 98-79 decision at Arizona State on Saturday afternoon inside Wells Fargo Arena.
Senior
Anthony Odunsi paced the Huskies (4-7), finishing with 16 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the field. The native of Sugar Land, Texas, also shot 6-for-7 from the charity stripe and added four assists.
Freshman
Asa Cantwell tied his career-high with 13 points and three hits from 3-point land against the Sun Devils (8-3). Senior
Caleb Crayton and sophomore
Josh Ibarra both netted 10 points. Freshman
Isaiah Robinson recorded a career-high six rebounds, while tying other career marks with five points and four blocks.
The Huskies shot 42.2 percent (27-64) from the field, 40.0 percent (8-20) from deep and 73.9 percent (17-23) from the free throw line.
A pair of jumpers from Ibarra and junior
Reveal Chukwujekwu and 3-pointer from senior
Jourdan Stickler fueled HBU to a 7-3 start over the first three-plus minutes of the game. ASU responded with 6-0 surge over the next 21 seconds, hitting four free throws, to close the gap and take its first lead of the game at 9-7. Odunsi then knocked down a pair of shots at the charity stripe and Stickler hit his second trey of the half to take a 12-9 advantage. The lead however proved to be the last for the Huskies, as the Sun Devils answered with an 11-0 run over the next 3:12 to go up 20-12.
A pair of 3-pointers from Crayton and layup from sophomore
Trey Patterson helped HBU pull within five points at 25-20, but ASU followed with a 13-2 run to take the first double-digit lead of the game with 5:17 left in the period, eventually leading 49-33 at halftime.
The Sun Devils' never looked back in the second half and led by as much as 31 en route to the 98-79 final.
The Huskies will enjoy the holiday break and be back in action on December 29, hosting Ecclesia at 7 p.m.
