National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona State 98, Houston Baptist 79
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 19, 2015
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # Steve Olsen, # Bert Smith, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance: 4573

Reserve guard Kodi Justice hit six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points to pace five Arizona State players in double figures Saturday in a 98-79 rout of visiting Houston Baptist in Tempe, Ariz.

Guard Tra Holder added 17 points, forward Eric Jacobsen had 16 and forward Obinna Oleka contributed 14 as Arizona State (8-3), won for the fifth time in six outings and notched its highest-scoring game of the season. Forward Willie Atwood added 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds for the Sun Devils, who shot 49.2 percent from the field, including 12 of 26 3-pointers, and drained 24 of 30 free throws.

Guard Anthony Odunsi scored 16, and guard Asa Cantwell added 13 off the bench for the visiting Huskies (4-7) of the Southland Conference, who fell to 0-5 on the road. Center Josh Ibarra and guard Caleb Crayton added 10 points apiece.

The Sun Devils, who improved to 5-1 at home, led 49-33 at halftime, and the closest the visitors got in the second half was 55-40 with 17:14 remaining before Arizona State slammed the door with an 18-3 run over the ensuing four minutes.

The Huskies did jump out to a 7-3 lead and then led 12-9 before Arizona State scored the next 11 points to take the lead for good. A 5-0 Houston Baptist run closed the gap to 20-17 with 9:25 remaining in the opening half, but the Sun Devils hit 11 of their final 14 field-goal attempts of the stanza and closed the half on a 29-16 run to take the 16-point advantage into the break.

Arizona State played without Savon Goodman, the team's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, for the second straight game as the junior forward remains out for personal reasons.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston Baptist   Arizona State
Anthony Odunsi 16 Scoring Kodi Justice 20
Trey Patterson 6 Assists Tra Holder 7
Reveal Chukwujekwu 8 Rebounds Willie Atwood 10
Anthony Odunsi 6 Free Throws Made Willie Atwood 7
Asa Cantwell 1 Steals Kodi Justice 2
Isaiah Robinson 4 Blocks Willie Atwood 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston Baptist 79 42.2 8-20 17-23 18 32 6 4 10
Arizona State 98 48.4 12-26 24-30 20 34 6 6 8