National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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