This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/arizona as Takeaways From Arizona's Statement Win Over Arizona State. Once again, the Territorial Cup is back where it belongs. Arizona took care of business up north, taking down Arizona State 23-7 in Tempe.

The Territorial Cup ended without controversy or pointed fingers, without a play for the ages or a cross to bear. Arizona’s 23-7 victory Friday night over ASU was a meat grinder with as many field goals as touchdowns and only a morsel of drama in the fourth quarter.

Both teams enter the rivalry matchup with identical 8-3 records and winning streaks on the line as the Wildcats and Sun Devils face off at Mountain America Stadium. Here's how to watch for free.

TEMPE -- Arizona State's 2025 season did not end how fans had hopes of it transpiring - a 23-7 loss to the Arizona Wildcats on Friday night confirmed as much.

The Arizona Wildcats and No. 25 Arizona State Sun Devils will meet Friday night at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe with identical 8-3 records and momentum from recent victories.

Arizona State fell flat in a must-win game, committing five turnovers and falling 23-7 to Arizona to end its hopes of reaching the Big 12 title game again.

Instead of breaking down this analyzation into different game elements, breaking down the various emotions that the fans are feeling is a more effecient way to break down ASU's loss. For starters, fans have the right to feel angry, that that they just loss, but the method in which they did so, as this was a very winnable game.