Arizona State beats Arizona in Pac-10 tournament

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Arizona State got 19 [update] second-half points from James Harden and defeated Arizona, 68-56, in the Pacific 10 Conference tournament Thursday.

The loss puts Arizona’s streak of consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in jeopardy. The Wildcats, who have been to 24 consecutive tournaments, have a 19-13 record, with quality wins over Kansas and Gonzaga. Whether that is a hefty enough resume to get them in will be seen Sunday.

Arizona State fans were casting their vote, chanting, ‘NIT, NIT, NIT’ at Arizona players as the clock ran down.

North Carolina holds the NCAA record with 27 consecutive tournament appearances.

-- Chris Foster

For the record: An earlier version of this post incorrectly identified James Harden as the player in the photo.