National Basketball Association
Arizona St. 63, Washington St. 59
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 31, 2013
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials:
# Michael Irving, # Deron White, # Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance:
4728
By SportsDirect Inc.
Arizona State 63, Washington State 59: Freshman Jahii Carson scored five of his 25 points in the final 1:32 to lead the Sun Devils to the Pac-12 road win.
Carson broke a 58-58 tie with a three-point play and then put the game away with a driving layup with 11 seconds to play as Arizona State won its third straight game.
Evan Gordon added 13 points and Carrick Felix had 11 for the Sun Devils (17-4) who improved to 6-2 in conference play for the first time since 1994.
Royce Woolridge led four Washington State players in double figures with 16 points and Mike Ladd added 14. The Cougars (11-10, 2-6) led 28-26 at the half and tied the game with a 7-0 run in the game's final minutes but managed just a free throw by Brock Motum the rest of the way.
Motum had 11 rebounds for Washington State but he shot just 3-for-13 from the field while scoring a season-low 11 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Felix grabbed 11 rebounds for Arizona State which swept USC and UCLA last weekend. ...The teams combined to shoot 20-for-54 from 3-point range with the Sun Devils making 11 of 31. ...Arizona State is tied for second in the Pac-12 with Arizona, a game behind Oregon.
Top Game Performances
Arizona St. |
|
Washington St. |
Jahii Carson 25 |
Scoring |
Royce Woolridge 16 |
Chris Colvin 5 |
Assists |
Royce Woolridge 4 |
Carrick Felix 11 |
Rebounds |
Brock Motum 11 |
Jahii Carson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Royce Woolridge 6 |
Jahii Carson 1 |
Steals |
Mike Ladd 2 |
Jordan Bachynski 4 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona St.
|
63 |
38.7 |
11-31 |
4-11 |
13 |
29 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
Washington St.
|
59 |
39.6 |
9-23 |
12-19 |
10 |
34 |
0 |
3 |
9 |