The opening up of ASU's offense

Jon Rothstein/CBS Sports writes:

The Sun Devils finally got some traction on Wednesday night when they beat Cal in Berkeley. One of the main reasons why Arizona State had success against the Bears? With Jordan Bachynski out of the game in the first half with foul trouble, the Sun Devils went to a smaller, more skilled lineup with Jonathan Gilling and Eric Jacobsen up front. Cal's frontcourt tandem of David Kravish and Richard Solomon had to come out further on the perimeter to guard Gilling and Jacobsen and it opened up the floor for Jermaine Marshall to get post up opportunities. Herb Sendek brought in Eric Musselman as his associate head coach two years ago in an effort to open up the Sun Devils' offense and that's just what happened against Cal. Arizona State has two dynamic backcourt scorers in Marshall and Jahii Carson and even though Bachynski is the best shot blocker in college basketball (4.2 blocks per game), this team's best chance to win may be with its speed and skill. The Sun Devils are 16-5 overall and 5-3 in the Pac-12. Arizona State next plays Stanford on Saturday in Palo Alto.