CORVALLIS, Ore. — ASU basketball coach Bobby Hurley can't remember the last time his team didn't watch game film, particularly after a loss. So maybe not watching it after Thursday's abysmal showing at Oregon was risky. Then again Hurley is known for sometimes unconventional strategy.

This time it paid off as the Sun Devils turned back Oregon State 74-71 in Pac 12 play on Sunday at Gill Coliseum. The win secures ASU (20-9, 11-6) the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas beginning March 13.

ASU is now 8-1 coming off a loss, and perhaps its worst road loss of the season came on Thursday in Eugene, 79-51. It was a season-low point total for Hurley's squad which had a poor shooting night.

The Sun Devils changed travel plans and didn't head to Corvallis or stay in Eugene after the loss. Instead they retreated to Portland. Not only was there a little more activity, they took advantage of the fact that the NBA's Trail Blazers were out of town and got two days to work out in their facility. Had they traveled to Corvallis, their time on the foe's floor would have been more limited.

"Sometimes watching film can more be more destructive than constructive and it can do more damage. I thought this might have been one of those cases, so we didn't," Hurley said.

The Sun Devils overcame a lot of obstacles in savoring the split of the road trip, most notably foul trouble.

Senior forward Da'Quon Lake picked up his fourth foul with 12:26 left to play in the game and eventually fouled out with 8:28 to go. Sophomore point guard Remy Martin picked up his third and fourth within a 20-second span even earlier than that.

Forward Romello White was called for his fourth midway through the second half as well.

Complicating matters, freshman Taeshon Cherry, one of the team's best perimeter shooters, played just 10 minutes, and wasn't even on the bench in the second half after taking a hard fall in the first. He has had concussion issues this season and Hurley said he wasn't sure if this was a concussion; the team just wanted to be careful and further evaluate him before sending him back on the floor.

It was freshman Luguentz Dort with the big night and the clutch shots. He netted a team-high 20, highlighted by a 4-of-6 effort from long distance. He is hitting just 29 percent on the season but hit all the big shots that counted this time, with his last giving ASU a 71-67 lead with a minute to play.

He also calmly sank a pair of free throws with 4.5 seconds left to secure that outcome. The line was another place he had struggled early in the season.

"He's got a cool customer way about him," Hurley said of Dort, whom some experts think could go in the NBA draft. "It doesn't seem like he feels the pressure of the moment."

Dort says much of that confidence comes from the confidence Hurley has in him.

"I felt like I was in a good rhythm tonight," he said. "I know I haven't been shooting for a high percentage but a lot of times when I shoot and miss I know how to fix it so I am confident the next time. Even when they were recruiting me, that was a big thing. I knew they had a lot of confidence in me."

ASU trailed 37-30 at the half but started the second with a 9-2 run, drawing even on a bucket but White to make it 39-39. It was a tight battle the entire second half with seven lead changes after that, the largest lead by either team being five points.

ASU tied the game for the last time on a 3-pointer by Dort with 5:10 to play that made it 64-all. An OSU turnover was followed by a basket by Zylan Cheatham that gave the visitors a 66-64 lead they never relinquished.

"We had each others' backs," Edwards said, of the foul trouble. "We trust each other If one guy is in trouble, someone else needed to step up and we did that."

ASU shot 47.2 (25 for 53) percent with Dort followed in the scoring column by Martin and Rob Edwards with 13 each. Cheatham chipped in with 12 to go with his 10 rebounds which marked his 12th double-double.

Oregon State (17-11, 9-7) shot 39.3 (22 for 56). It had Tres Tinkle wit 24 points and six rebounds and Ethan Thompson with 20 points and 13 rebounds.

ASU closes out the regular season at Arizona on Saturday, The Sun Devils defeated the rival Wildcats in overtime earlier this season in Tempe.

Reach the reporter at Michelle.Gardner@Gannett.com or 602 444-4783. Follow her on Twitter @MGardnerSports.

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