It was another road game and another slow start from which the Arizona State men's basketball team could not recover as the Sun Devils were dealt a 67-60 loss by Cincinnati in Big 12 play Saturday afternoon at Fifth Third Arena.

The offense was clicking for Arizona State men's basketball on Tuesday against Central Florida. However, the defense had no answer for the Knights.

Cincinnati Bearcats forward Dillon Mitchell (23) blocks Arizona State Sun Devils guard/forward BJ Freeman (10) in the first half of the NCAA basketball game at Fifth Third Arena i

Arizona State's Big 12 men's basketball opener didn't go well. It lost by 20 points at Brigham Young. With a showdown against juggernaut Kansas looming, the last thing Bobby Hurley's team could afford was a loss at home to visiting Colorado.