National Basketball Association
Washington St. 72, Arizona St. 50
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 18, 2012
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials:
# Jim Giron, # Mike Greenstein, # Bruce Hicks
Attendance:
5218
By SportsDirect Inc.
WASHINGTON STATE 72, ARIZONA STATE 50: DaVonte Lacy scored 17 points and Brock Motem added 16 as the host Cougars snapped a two-game losing streak.
Washington State held the Sun Devils to only eight points in the first half on 3-of-18 shooting (16.7 percent). Arizona State's eight points were the fewest by a Washington State opponent in the first half in the post-shot clock era.
Washington State (14-13, 6-9 Pac-12) jumped on Arizona State from the outset, going on a 10-0 run and keeping the Sun Devils from scoring for the game’s first 3:25. The Cougars led 36-8 at the half, holding the Sun Devils scoreless for periods of 5:12, 3:00, and the final 8:12 of the half.
Washington State enjoyed success from inside and out, going 9 for 21 from 3-point range, and outscoring Arizona State 24-14 in the paint.
Arizona State (8-19, 4-11) rallied some in the second half, eclipsing its first-half point total in the first 1:39, and later going on a 12-2 run to close within 43-31 with 13:07 left.
Washington State answered with Patrick Simon's 3-pointer and two D.J. Shelton dunks to put the Cougars up 50-33 with 11:57 left.
Chris Colvin scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half for Arizona State.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona State made 54.2 percent of its shots (13 of 24) in the second half. … The Cougars made 11 of 12 free throws in the final 6:45. … Nine Cougars scored …Washington State outrebounded Arizona State 30-22 and outscored the Sun Devils 10-5 on second-chance points.
Top Game Performances
Arizona St. |
|
Washington St. |
Chris Colvin 18 |
Scoring |
DaVonte Lacy 17 |
Chris Colvin 2 |
Assists |
Marcus Capers 7 |
Kyle Cain 4 |
Rebounds |
Marcus Capers 10 |
Chris Colvin 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Capers 7 |
Jonathan Gilling 2 |
Steals |
Dexter Kernich-Drew 1 |
Jordan Bachynski 1 |
Blocks |
Dexter Kernich-Drew 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona St.
|
50 |
38.1 |
6-18 |
12-17 |
7 |
21 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
Washington St.
|
72 |
47.7 |
9-21 |
21-28 |
17 |
30 |
1 |
4 |
9 |