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Maybe it was fitting that the Pac-10's team of tomorrow had its season ended by the nation's powerhouse of yesterday.

Florida, which won back-to-back national championships in 2006 and '07, halted Arizona State's run through the NIT with a 70-57 victory at Wells Fargo Arena.

The game itself didn't matter much. This season really has been about preparing for next year and beyond for the Sun Devils.

And they came a long way.

The Pac-10's last-place finisher just a year ago, ASU zoomed to the middle of the pack and gave everyone fits.

The Devils' loss to confirmed a few things:

•  The ASU community has embraced this team on the rise.]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:32:42 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2008-ncaab-aar:1 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:32:42 PDT