Murauskas leads Arizona State against Northern Colorado after 21-point outing

Northern Colorado Bears (1-0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0)

Tempe, Arizona; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Arizona State faces Northern Colorado after Paulius Murauskas scored 21 points in Arizona State's 75-65 victory over the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.

Arizona State went 17-16 overall a season ago while going 10-5 at home. The Sun Devils averaged 14.9 points off of turnovers, 11.8 second-chance points and 23.5 bench points last season.

Northern Colorado went 8-7 on the road and 20-12 overall a season ago. The Bears averaged 82.5 points per game last season, 38.6 in the paint, 11.4 off of turnovers and 6.8 on fast breaks.

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