East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ETSU	31	34	65
ASU	37	38	75

Game Recap

Murauskas scores 21 points to help Arizona State beat Tennessee State 75-65 to kick off Bennett era. ulius Murauskas scored 21 points to help Arizona State kick off the Randy Bennett era with a 75-65 win over East Tennessee State in a season opener on Monday night.

Player Stats

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Marqus Marion	30	2-4	0-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	2	5	4
8Kendall Campbell	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
1Jayden Cooper	30	4-8	2-3	0-0	2	1	3	0	3	1	10
7Tyran Mason	22	3-6	1-1	1-1	5	1	0	0	1	5	8
0BJ Ward	37	10-23	2-5	3-4	4	3	4	0	5	2	25
15Elton Smith	20	0-1	0-0	0-2	2	3	0	0	0	4	0
4Colt Busse	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
3Maddox Huff	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Trevor Hennig	25	5-8	1-3	4-5	3	1	1	0	1	1	15
2Maki Johnson	21	0-3	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	25-5545.5%	7-1741.2%	8-1266.7%	25	10	9	0	13	26	65

ARIZONA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Paulius Murauskas	40	5-13	0-5	11-12	9	3	0	0	5	4	21
14Ben Defty	13	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
3Joel Foxwell	40	4-9	2-5	5-7	3	5	1	0	1	1	15
11Dillan Shaw	31	5-12	2-6	1-3	6	2	1	0	2	2	13
5Emmanuel Innocenti	17	2-5	1-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5
9Ajak Nyuon	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Filip Malesevic	25	4-4	0-0	4-4	6	1	0	1	1	2	12
35Nate Garcia	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6JRob Croy	25	3-5	3-5	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	1	9
2Vijay Wallace	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Bryce Ford	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	23-5343.4%	8-2630.8%	21-2680.8%	30	13	3	2	10	12	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfETSUASU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Arizona State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
(19:36) Joel Foxwell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(19:32) Tyran Mason Defensive Rebound.
(19:32) Foul on Dillan Shaw.
(19:01) Tyran Mason misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:58) Emmanuel Innocenti Defensive Rebound.
(18:45) Ben Defty misses layup.
(18:42) Paulius Murauskas Offensive Rebound.
(18:38) Foul on Tyran Mason.
+1 (18:38) Dillan Shaw makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
(18:38) Dillan Shaw misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:38) Tyran Mason Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:14) BJ Ward makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
21
(17:46) Emmanuel Innocenti misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:44) Marqus Marion Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) BJ Ward misses 13-foot jumper.
(17:34) Arizona State Defensive Rebound.
(17:34) Foul on Kendall Campbell.
+2 (17:11) Joel Foxwell makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
23
(16:54) Marqus Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:51) Ben Defty Defensive Rebound.
(16:51) Foul on Maki Johnson.
+2 (16:29) Dillan Shaw makes driving layup.
25
(16:17) Jayden Cooper misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:15) East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
(16:15) Foul on Ben Defty.
(16:13) BJ Ward misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:10) East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
(16:10) Foul on Ben Defty.
(16:06) Maki Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:04) Filip Malesevic Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Foul on Elton Smith.
(15:54) Dillan Shaw misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:51) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:35) Tyran Mason makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elton Smith assists).
55
+2 (15:07) Filip Malesevic makes 5-foot hook shot.
57
(14:43) Jayden Cooper misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:38) Joel Foxwell Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Foul on Tyran Mason.
(14:25) Paulius Murauskas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:21) Marqus Marion Defensive Rebound.
(13:58) Kendall Campbell traveling turnover.
(13:48) Foul on Kendall Campbell.
+1 (13:48) Filip Malesevic makes free throw 1 of 2.
58
+1 (13:48) Filip Malesevic makes free throw 2 of 2.
59
(13:25) BJ Ward misses 19-foot jumper.
(13:22) Dillan Shaw Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Dillan Shaw misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:09) Marqus Marion Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:02) Trevor Hennig makes 24-foot three point jumper (BJ Ward assists).
89
(12:42) Emmanuel Innocenti misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:39) Filip Malesevic Offensive Rebound.
(12:39) Foul on Kendall Campbell.
+1 (12:39) Filip Malesevic makes free throw 1 of 2.
810
+1 (12:39) Filip Malesevic makes free throw 2 of 2.
811
(12:26) Jayden Cooper traveling turnover.
+3 (12:10) Joel Foxwell makes 29-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Innocenti assists).
814
+2 (11:43) Trevor Hennig makes layup.
1014
(11:16) Joel Foxwell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:13) Elton Smith Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Jayden Cooper traveling turnover.
+2 (10:27) Emmanuel Innocenti makes layup (Filip Malesevic assists).
1016
+2 (10:07) Jayden Cooper makes 12-foot jumper.
1216
(9:41) Foul on Colt Busse.
+1 (9:41) Joel Foxwell makes free throw 1 of 2.
1217
+1 (9:41) Joel Foxwell makes free throw 2 of 2.
1218
(9:22) Trevor Hennig misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:20) Arizona State Defensive Rebound.
(9:04) Paulius Murauskas misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:01) Filip Malesevic Offensive Rebound.
(9:00) Filip Malesevic bad pass turnover.
(9:00) Marqus Marion Steal.
+3 (8:50) Colt Busse makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyran Mason assists).
1518
(8:28) JRob Croy misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:22) Paulius Murauskas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:22) Paulius Murauskas makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1520
(7:51) Tyran Mason misses 9-foot jumper.
(7:48) Paulius Murauskas Defensive Rebound.
(7:45) Foul on Trevor Hennig.
+1 (7:45) Paulius Murauskas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1521
+1 (7:45) Paulius Murauskas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1522
(7:34) BJ Ward bad pass turnover.
+3 (7:16) Emmanuel Innocenti makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dillan Shaw assists).
1525
(6:46) Foul on Dillan Shaw.
(6:46) BJ Ward misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:46) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:46) BJ Ward makes free throw 2 of 2.
1625
(6:28) Paulius Murauskas bad pass turnover.
(6:28) Jayden Cooper Steal.
+2 (6:13) BJ Ward makes 14-foot jumper.
1825
+3 (5:45) JRob Croy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paulius Murauskas assists).
1828
(5:25) BJ Ward misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:22) JRob Croy Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:17) Paulius Murauskas makes 1-foot dunk (Joel Foxwell assists).
1830
+2 (5:01) BJ Ward makes 14-foot jumper.
2030
(4:50) Emmanuel Innocenti misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:47) Paulius Murauskas Offensive Rebound.
(4:47) Foul on Elton Smith.
+1 (4:47) Paulius Murauskas makes free throw 1 of 2.
2031
+1 (4:47) Paulius Murauskas makes free throw 2 of 2.
2032
+3 (4:31) Jayden Cooper makes 26-foot three point jumper (BJ Ward assists).
2332
(4:06) Ben Defty misses 9-foot jumper.
(4:03) Joel Foxwell Offensive Rebound.
(4:01) Joel Foxwell misses 10-foot jumper.
(3:58) Paulius Murauskas Offensive Rebound.
(3:46) Ben Defty misses 4-foot hook shot.
(3:41) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) BJ Ward bad pass turnover.
(3:29) JRob Croy Steal.
(3:13) Ben Defty bad pass turnover.
(3:13) BJ Ward Steal.
(3:08) Trevor Hennig misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) Maki Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:02) BJ Ward makes 27-foot three point jumper (Maki Johnson assists).
2632
(2:38) Dillan Shaw bad pass turnover.
(2:38) BJ Ward Steal.
(2:25) Jayden Cooper misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(2:21) Tyran Mason Offensive Rebound.
(2:20) BJ Ward misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:18) Arizona State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:56) Paulius Murauskas makes driving layup.
2634
(1:56) Foul on Colt Busse.
+1 (1:56) Paulius Murauskas makes free throw 1 of 1.
2635
(1:48) BJ Ward bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:33) Dillan Shaw makes 3-foot dunk.
2637
(1:16) Foul on Joel Foxwell.
+1 (1:16) BJ Ward makes free throw 1 of 2.
2737
+1 (1:16) BJ Ward makes free throw 2 of 2.
2837
(0:58) Paulius Murauskas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:55) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:37) Jayden Cooper makes 26-foot three point jumper (BJ Ward assists).
3137
(0:01) Dillan Shaw misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:00) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ETSU

ASU

65Points75

25-55(45.5%)Field Goal(%)23-53(43.4%)

7-17(41.2%)3-Point(%)8-26(30.8%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)21-26(80.8%)

31(12)Rebounds(Offensive)34(14)

10Assists13

9Steals3

0Blocks2

13Turnovers10

26(1)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

1Largest Lead13

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Desert Financial Arena · Tempe, AZ

attendance: 5,353 (37.7%)

spread: ASU -19.5

over/under: 145.5