Calgary’s Jordan Bachynski’s block seals Arizona State’s takedown of No. 2 Arizona (VIDEO)

Jordan Bachysnki is so long that some times it is really unfair. There could be no more apropos way for the Arizona State Sun Devils to seal their biggest home win in team history, a 69-66 double-overtime decision over No. 2 Arizona on Friday night, thank to have the human Canadarm block a potential game-winning shot.

The Wildcats had a chance to take the lead in the final seconds of the second OT, but the 7-foot-2 Calgary native got his eighth block of the night, reaching up to swat away a runner in the lane. That caused a wild scene, with Arizona State fans prematurely storming the court. (You can't say they should have acted like they've been there before, since that is the highest-ranked opponent that ASU, known more baseball and football, has ever defeated at home.) It also gave the 19-6 Sun Devils the so-called signature win that tends to have some stickiness with the NCAA Tournament selection committee, which could give the record-setting, one-man swat team a chance to cap off his senior year by going to the dance.

“No words can explain the joy that we feel right now,” Bachynski told azcentral. “That is huge for us … for our resume, for our goals of (reaching a) postseason tournament.”

The block capped a big night for Bachynski. The man in need of a nom de hoop beyond the obvious Block-chynski — the Looming Lefty? the A-swattin' Albertan? — came close to a triple-double with 13 points, those eight blocks and seven rebounds. It was also part and parcel of his metamorphosis from a curious pituitary case into a bona fide NBA hopeful. He also had an important game-tying basket in the first OT, as narrated by fellow Canadian Adnan Virk on ESPN.

Those around ASU have become used to seeing Bachynski approach double digits in blocks on a semi-regular basis, but not against a team as vaunted as Arizona.

"Sometimes, when something becomes so common you stop paying attention to it,” ASU coach Herb Sendek told The State Press campus newspaper. “I mean, we’re not talking two or three or four blocks, we’re talking nine against Oregon and eight tonight. That’s crazy."

Bachynski, who still has six games left in the regular season, is has a chance to become the first player in Pac-12 conference history to finish with 300 blocks in his career. His X factor in addition to standing 7-2 is a "feel for when to jump and when to stay on the ground" that his coaches say is "innate."

The 24-year-old was raw coming out of Centennial high school in Calgary and served a two-year Mormon mission following graduation before joining Arizona State, which had scouted on him only on videol. He has unteachable traits. On top of being 7-2, he's left-handed and only takes size-13 shoe, making him less of a "plodder" than many 7-footers who struggle to keep up with the rhythm of a team's offence and defence. Since learning not to be "too nice on the court," he's matured a force.

A player with one elite skill can often find a NBA niche; there is a growing belief Bachynski is worth a second-round look this summer as a team looks for a late-in-the-game rim protector. That's a thing.

Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Canada Sports. Follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet (video: ESPN).