Reactions to UCLA Upset, Bill Walton and More

It finally happened.

The Arizona State Sun Devils put together their best effort of the season at the right time in a 87-84 triple overtime thriller.

ASU had been nearing upset potential nearly the entire season in games against ranked opponents despite going 0-4 against them this year prior to Saturday night.

The Sun Devils scored a season-high 87 points in their first triple overtime game since a Dec. 20 meeting with Lehigh in 2014.

For a considerably unlucky ASU squad that has battled injuries and COVID this season, perhaps this win can spark a new surge in the Sun Devils' hope to finish their campaign strong and make a run in the Pac-12 tournament.

Some players took to social media to express their love and passion for ASU afterwards.

Good win tonight! Love my team❤️🔱
— DJ Horne (@djhorne0) February 6, 2022

Great team win let’s build and keep it going🔱
— Marreon Jackson (@Marreon_Jackson) February 6, 2022

The apologies need to be as loud as the disrespect!
— Marreon Jackson (@Marreon_Jackson) February 6, 2022

Meanwhile, head coach Bobby Hurley was the talk of the town.

BOBBY ******* HURLEY.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 6, 2022

Arizona State with the win over UCLA in triple-overtime.

Bobby Hurley needs to get back on Twitter after this one!
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) February 6, 2022

Apparently Bobby Hurley and I use the same anti-perspirant
— Brian Witt (@Wittnessed) February 6, 2022

After the victory, students stormed the court at Desert Financial Arena for the first time in years.

Biggest win in Tempe in years. Fans storm the court after the #ASU win pic.twitter.com/Ozwcj05F2o
— Adam Noel (@Ads724) February 6, 2022

And, of course, fans shared their opinions following the huge victory.

Classic ASU to suck against everyone except elite teams. Love it though https://t.co/rDQRczvAiG
— Not David (@AmZorakNotDavid) February 6, 2022

This team has loads of talent and Grit but have had terrible luck, terrible officiating, Covid and on and on. So happy they got this win #Forksup #godevils https://t.co/ZYtsjAmIsh
— CA_SunDevil (@Bolivar_C4) February 6, 2022

However, the star of the night was undoubtedly Bill Walton on ESPN's broadcast.

When Bill Walton calls for “MORE” the world must ablige. He controls this realm and we are just ants in his sandbox. And I’d rather have no other deity
— NCAA Buzzer Beaters & Game Winners (@NCAABuzzerBters) February 6, 2022

*Triple overtime between ASU and UCLA*

Bill Walton: “ASU has three guys wearing headbands, will that be the key?!”
— Chancellor Johnson (@ChancellorTV) February 6, 2022

"You know how important Pheonix is in the World of life?" - Bill Walton
— Addicted To Quack (@AddictedToQuack) February 6, 2022

*4 shirtless little kids sitting in the front row*

Bill Walton: “Yeah! That’s who I wanna play with!”

Dave Pasch: “Don’t get any ideas Walton.”
— Logan Brown (@LoganABrown) February 6, 2022

This game has gone on for so long that Bill Walton ran out of goofiness and is actually giving detailed analysis.
— Bracket Dom - Primetime Bracketology (@BracketDom) February 6, 2022

It will be nearly impossible to top Monday's contest against Arizona, but there's no harm in trying.