University of Arizona
5-7 , 4-5
Arizona State
7-5 , 5-4
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| Arizona | 10 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
Arizona State Comes From Behind to Defeat Arizona
11/24/2018 | Football
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Eno Benjamin scored on a 22-yard touchdown and Arizona State survived a last-second field goal attempt, rallying from a 19-point deficit to beat rival Arizona 41-40 on Saturday.
Arizona (5-7, 4-5 Pac-12) led 40-21 heading in the fourth quarter after Khalil Tate threw his third TD pass of the game, 8 yards to Tony Ellison.
Arizona State (7-5, 5-4) started its rally with Manny Wilkins' 11-yard touchdown run and 2-point conversion. Aashari Crosswell's interception return to Arizona's 22-yard line set up Brandon Ruiz's 39-yard field goal, then the Sun Devils recovered J.J. Taylor's fumble at Arizona's 22-yard line.Benjamin burst up the middle, cut outside and finished off his third touchdown of the game to put the Sun Devils up 41-40 with 3:08 left.
The Wildcats got the ball back and marched down the field, but Josh Pollack, who made four field goals, pushed a 45-yard attempt wide right with 11 seconds left.
Wilkins threw for 265 yards and a TD for the Sun Devils, who denied Arizona's bid to become bowl eligible in coach Kevin Sumlin's first season.
Tate threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns, and Taylor had 144 yards on 28 carries.
Arizona State clinched bowl eligibility with last week's win over Oregon while the Wildcats' bid fell flat in a blowout loss to No. 7 Washington State.
Left with one final shot at a bowl game, Arizona jumped on its biggest rival early, racking up yards in good-sized chunks.
Tate hit Ellison on a 28-yard touchdown in the first quarter and Shawn Poindexter scaled over ASU cornerback Kobe Williams in the end zone for a 23-yard score.
The Wildcats had to settle for Pollack field goals on three trips into the red zone, though, including a 36-yarder on the final play of the first half to put Arizona up 22-14.
Wilkins hit Brandon Aiyuk on a 58-yard scoring pass and Benjamin bulled his way in for a 10-yard TD to keep the Sun Devils within reach.
Arizona started quickly in the second half as well.
PJ Johnson tackled Benjamin in the end zone for a safety, then Taylor returned the kickoff 66 yard to set up Pollack's fourth field goal.
Benjamin scored on a 14-yard run, but Gary Brightwell answered with a 35-yard scoring run. Tate then hit Ellison on a jump pass for an 8-yard score to put the Wildcats up 40-21.
Team Stats
ASU 0, ARIZ 3
ARIZ - Pollack, J. 29 yd field goal 9 plays, 86 yards, TOP 3:47
ASU 0, ARIZ 10
ARIZ - Ellison, T. 28 yd pass from Tate, K. (Pollack, J. kick) 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:45
ASU 7, ARIZ 10
ASU - Aiyuk, Brandon 58 yd pass from Wilkins, Manny (Ruiz, Brandon kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:05
ASU 7, ARIZ 13
ARIZ - Pollack, J. 23 yd field goal 5 plays, 21 yards, TOP 2:21
ASU 7, ARIZ 19
ARIZ - Poindexter, S. 23 yd pass from Tate, K. (Tate, K. rushfailed) 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:13
ASU 14, ARIZ 19
ASU - Benjamin, Eno 10 yd run (Ruiz, Brandon kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:58
ASU 14, ARIZ 22
ARIZ - Pollack, J. 36 yd field goal 6 plays, 44 yards, TOP 1:18
ASU 14, ARIZ 24
ARIZ - Johnson, PJ 4 yd safety
ASU 14, ARIZ 27
ARIZ - Pollack, J. 40 yd field goal 4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 0:46
ASU 21, ARIZ 27
ASU - Benjamin, Eno 14 yd run (Ruiz, Brandon kick), 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:54
ASU 21, ARIZ 33
ARIZ - Brightwell, G. 35 yd run (Tate, K. passfailed), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:32
ASU 21, ARIZ 40
ARIZ - Ellison, T. 8 yd pass from Tate, K. (Pollack, J. kick) 9 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:26
ASU 24, ARIZ 40
ASU - Ruiz, Brandon 27 yd field goal 12 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:39
ASU 32, ARIZ 40
ASU - Wilkins, Manny 11 yd run (Hudson, Tommy pass), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:25
ASU 35, ARIZ 40
ASU - Ruiz, Brandon 39 yd field goal 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 1:26
ASU 41, ARIZ 40
ASU - Benjamin, Eno 22 yd run (Wilkins, Manny passfailed), 1 plays, 22 yards, TOP 0:07
