National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington St. 78, Arizona St. 61
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 20, 2011
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Bruce Hicks, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance: 7157
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Bruce Hicks, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance: 7157
Washington State used its size advantage in the post and a career-high 25 points from forward DeAngelo Casto to claim a 78-61 victory over Arizona State on Thursday night in the Pac-10 Conference.
Casto and his teammates took advantage of a smaller Arizona State lineup and outscored the Sun Devils 34-12 in the paint and outrebounded them 41-34. Casto shot 11 for 18 from the field, and also had five rebounds and four blocks.
The Cougars shot 59 percent from the field and used an 18-6 run to take a 41-31 lead at halftime.
Arizona State closed the deficit to six points early in the second half, but Washington State (14-5, 4-3 Pac-10) used 14 second-half points from Klay Thompson to pull away and pick up its fourth conference win in five games.
Thompson, the Pac-10’s leading scorer, finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.
Ty Abbott scored 16 points for Arizona State (9-9, 1-5), which dropped its fourth straight game and faces another tough matchup Saturday at No. 20 Washington.
Top Game Performances
| Arizona St. | Washington St. | |
| Ty Abbott 16 | Scoring | DeAngelo Casto 25 |
| Rihards Kuksiks 5 | Assists | Klay Thompson 9 |
| Keala King 8 | Rebounds | Klay Thompson 8 |
| Jordan Bachynski 3 | Free Throws Made | DeAngelo Casto 3 |
| Kyle Cain 1 | Steals | Marcus Capers 3 |
| Jordan Bachynski 3 | Blocks | DeAngelo Casto 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Arizona St. | 61 | 32.8 | 10-29 | 11-16 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 6 | |
| Washington St. | 78 | 51.7 | 9-20 | 9-15 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 6 |