TEMPE, Ariz. – The ULM Warhawks (1-4) fell in Tempe to Arizona State (4-0) in a 92-62 score. Four Warhawks saw double-digit scoring, even as the team shot 33%.
Ziyade Ndancky opened the scoring with a triple, helping the Warhawks to an early 5-0 lead. Ndancky was one of the four players to reach double figures, scoring 13 to go with pulling down five boards. While the Warhawks were able to maintain the lead through the opening six minutes, Paulius Murauskas led the Sun Devils to take control. Murauskas ended the game with 31 points.
12 unanswered points for Arizona State set up the home team to sit in a comfortable lead as the first half continued, even as Ndancky and
Phillip Tillman II put up multiple scores. Tillman II landed 12 points to go with three rebounds, an assist and a steal. The half concluded as the Sun Devils sat at a 47-22 lead.
ASU opened with a triple to continue extending the lead, a scoring run getting the home team to a 40-point lead.
Dayjaun Anderson hit a triple to chip away, finishing the evening with a team-leading 17 points. Anderson also led the team with eight rebounds.
Khalil London totaled 12 points as the team moved from one triple in the first half to five in the second.
Anderson continued to land shots, cutting at the deficit, even as ASU forced turnovers and scored 25 points off Warhawk TOs. Tillman II joined Anderson in the work to add to the tally, even as the Sun Devils found a scoring run. ULM ended the contest on a 7-0 scoring run,
Martins Adonry reaching a season-high six points and scoring in the final seconds as the contest was settled with an ASU victory, 92-62.
The Warhawks will remain in Arizona to compete against Grand Canyon on November 14. Tipoff against the Lopes is slated for 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT.
