National Basketball Association
Arizona St. 83, Detroit 68
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Tom Nally, # Winston Stiff, # Justin Van Duyne
Attendance:
3519
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Arizona State 83, Detroit 68: Freshman point guard Jahii Carson had 22 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double and the host Sun Devils used a fast start to win the NIT tournament opening-round game.
Carrick Felix added 21 points and seven rebounds, Jordan Bachynski scored 16 points and Jonathan Gilling finished with 10 for third-seeded Arizona State (22-12), which plays second-seeded Baylor in Friday's second round.
Jason Calliste scored 19 points, Ray McCallum Jr. had 16 and Doug Anderson finished with 12 for sixth-seeded Detroit (20-13), which shot 2-for-20 from 3-point range.
Detroit missed its first 10 first-goal attempts before getting a basket with 10:17 left in the first half to cut the deficit to 24-8. After starting 1-for-14, the Titans finished the opening half 6-for-27 and trailed 46-27.
The Sun Devils had a slow start to the second half, making one basket in the first six minutes, allowing Detroit to cut the deficit to nine. A 10-2 run by the Sun Devils pushed the lead back to 17 and finally put to rest the comeback.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Detroit came in ranked sixth in the nation in turnover margin (plus-5.2). The Sun Devils finished with 24 turnovers and the Titans had 11. … Detroit entered the game ranked eighth in the nation in scoring (78.1). … The Titans shot 26-for-27 from the free-throw line and Arizona State was 24-for-28.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Arizona St. |
Jason Calliste 19 |
Scoring |
Jahii Carson 22 |
Jason Calliste 4 |
Assists |
Jahii Carson 7 |
Nick Minnerath 4 |
Rebounds |
Jahii Carson 10 |
Jason Calliste 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Bachynski 8 |
Ray McCallum 4 |
Steals |
Jordan Bachynski 1 |
P.J. Boutte 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Bachynski 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Detroit
|
68 |
34.5 |
2-20 |
26-27 |
8 |
20 |
3 |
12 |
11 |
Arizona St.
|
83 |
55.1 |
5-12 |
24-28 |
16 |
39 |
4 |
5 |
24 |