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ASU defensive end Kirtland Vakalahi (@k_vakalahi) has only been playing football for two years.
Yet in that short span, Vakalahi has climbed to the D1 level, behind his strong support system.
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Phoenix Rising limped across the finish line to clinch a spot in the playoffs, only to get dominated by rivals New Mexico United in the first round.
Let's talk about it.
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Randy Bennett’s time at Saint Mary’s was marked by methodical offense, stout defense and rebounding dominance.
In his first game at ASU, the Sun Devils showed glimpses of Bennett’s trademarks, but still have much to improve.
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Rees Goodall retweeted
ASU Men's Basketball: A new era of Sun Devil basketball tipped off Monday night, and with it came a wave of nervousness. Despite initial anxiety, ASU persisted to register a unique first victory.
@ReesGoodall has the recap:
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ASU finished with 58 possessions, the program’s slowest game since losing 48-45 against Virginia in 2020.
Also, Randy Bennett’s slowest game since Saint Mary’s beat Oregon State 63-49 in February 2025.
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Foxwell and Murauskas still haven't sat, with seven minutes remaining in the game.
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Randy Bennett used only eight players in the first half, with Joel Foxwell and Paulius Murauskas playing all 20 minutes.
Bryce Ford was the final player to enter in the first half, checking in with 1:16 remaining.
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Meanwhile, East Tennessee State shot 6-of-13 from three in the first half.
Have to imagine both teams return to the mean in the second half.
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The Sun Devils have shot just 21.4% from three in the first half, with key contributors such as Paulius Murauskas and Dillan Shaw not being able to get it going from deep.
While they may only be up six at half, it appears ASU is due for some shooting luck.
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Randy Bennett used only eight players in the first half, with Joel Foxwell and Paulius Murauskas playing all 20 minutes.
Bryce Ford was the final player to enter in the first half, checking in with 1:16 remaining.
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East Tennessee State has three turnovers through the opening nine minutes, however, ASU is yet to record a steal.
All three turnovers have came from traveling violations.
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Rees Goodall retweeted
ASU starting five against East Tennessee State:
Joel Foxwell
Dillan Shaw
Emmanuel Innocenti
Paulius Murauskas
Ben Defty
Same starters as last weekend's exhibition against New Mexico.
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Rees Goodall retweeted
ASU Men's Basketball: For the first time in over a decade, a new name, Randy Bennett, will be announced in Desert Financial Arena as ASU's head coach.
Our WCSN men's basketball writers have everything you need to know ahead of the new era tipping off:
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When these teams met in 2024, a much-worse Rising side kept it close with a much-better New Mexico.
This time, again a 1v8 matchup, Rising have been played off the field and gone down to nine men.
Disastrous disastrous end to the season.
Disastrous opening 10 minutes…
New Mexico goal and an early, unnecessary yellow card.
Large mountain to climb from here on out for Rising
Kris Shakes wearing the wrong color undershirt.
If Muhammad Hassan is brave enough to give him a yellow, that could be big come the late stages of this game.
Unfortunately, does not appear to be the case.
