National Basketball Association
Arizona St. 81, Arizona 78
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 7, 2015
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Mike Eggers, # Michael Greenstein
Attendance:
10876
By SportsDirect Inc.
Arizona State 81, No. 6 Arizona 78: Bo Barnes scored 13 of his career-best 18 points in the second half as the host Sun Devils stunned the Wildcats in Pac-12 play.
Savon Goodman added 15 points and nine rebounds while Tra Holder contributed 15 points and eight assists as Arizona State (12-11, 4-6) won for the 27th time in its last 31 home games. Gerry Blakes added 14 points for the Sun Devils, who were routed 73-49 in the season’s first meeting with Arizona on Jan. 4.
T.J. McConnell scored a season-high 25 points for the Wildcats (20-3, 8-2), who had their six-game winning streak halted. Stanley Johnson recorded 16 points, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson notched 14 and eight rebounds and Brandon Ashley added 13 points.
The Sun Devils led by nine early in the second half before the Wildcats pulled within 52-50 on a basket by Hollis-Jefferson with 12:50 left and again trailed by two points with 4:35 remaining. Arizona State pushed the lead to 75-68 when Barnes drained a deep 3-pointer with 54.3 seconds to play and Eric Jacobsen added two free throws before the Wildcats’ last-bid rally attempt fell short.
Arizona held a seven-point lead just past the midway point of the first half before the Sun Devils rolled off the next nine to move ahead 27-25 on Goodman’s dunk with six minutes left. An 8-0 run featuring five points from Barnes and a 3-pointer by Jonathan Gilling gave Arizona State an eight-point lead before the Sun Devils settled for a 41-34 advantage at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Goodman was 7-for-9 from the field but missed four of his five free-throw attempts. … C Kaleb Tarczewski collected nine rebounds as the Wildcats possessed a 37-34 edge on the boards. … Arizona State F Shaquielle McKissic scored only five points before leaving in the second half with an apparent leg injury.
Top Game Performances
Arizona |
|
Arizona St. |
T.J. McConnell 25 |
Scoring |
Bo Barnes 18 |
T.J. McConnell 4 |
Assists |
Tra Holder 8 |
Kaleb Tarczewski 9 |
Rebounds |
Savon Goodman 9 |
Brandon Ashley 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Bo Barnes 8 |
Stanley Johnson 2 |
Steals |
Gerry Blakes 2 |
Brandon Ashley 1 |
Blocks |
Eric Jacobsen 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona
|
78 |
45.1 |
6-16 |
8-14 |
12 |
32 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
Arizona St.
|
81 |
50.0 |
7-15 |
22-28 |
12 |
32 |
3 |
5 |
14 |