The dual opened at 133 pounds where Shawn Jones dropped a close 2-0 decision to Joey Lucas. From there, the Ducks would win the next two bouts, both by decision, to stake the hosts to a 9-0 lead.
No. 5 Brian Stith continued his dominant streak at 157 pounds as he scored a 14-4 major decision to cut the deficit to 9-4. Then, at 165 pounds, Kevin Gaughan took down Kyle Bounds and pinned him in 2:28 to make the team score, 10-9, in favor of the Sun Devils. But, the Ducks were assessed a team penalty point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the bout, bringing the score to 10-8 in favor of ASU.
Rick Renzi continued the momentum for the Sun Devils as he scored a 14-5 major decision to put ASU ahead, 14-8. The lead grew to 20-8 when Greg Gifford pinned Brysen French in 3:22 before Jason Trulson recorded a 10-0 major decision to bring the team score to 24-8 in ASU's favor.
After a Chris Dearmon fall at 5:53 over Quinton Pruett put the team score at 24-14, Johns Espinoza closed out the dual with another Sun Devil win, this time a 6-2 decision over Ryan Dunn at 125 pounds for the 27-14 final.
Next up for the Sun Devils will be a 7 p.m. home dual with No. 13 Oklahoma inside Wells Fargo Arena on Friday night (Feb. 2).
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