National Basketball Association
Washington 77, Arizona St. 69
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 16, 2012
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# David Hall, # Randy McCall, # Bill Vinovich
Attendance:
9820
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WASHINGTON 77, ARIZONA STATE 69: Terrence Ross scored 18
points and Washington remained in a tie for first place in the Pac-12 with the
victory over the visiting Sun Devils.
C.J. Wilson scored 14 points, Tony Wroten had 13 points and
six steals, and Aziz N’Diaye had 12 points as Washington (18-8, 11-3) won for
the seventh time in eight games.
Carrick Felix scored 13 points and Trent Lockett added 11
for Arizona State (8-18, 4-10), which has lost seven of nine games.
The Huskies share the Pac-12 lead with California after
beating the Sun Devils for the 18th time in 21 meetings.
Washington shot 61.3 percent in the first half en route a
44-26 halftime lead.
Arizona State trailed just 27-22 with under seven minutes in
the first half when Abdul Gaddy and C.J. Wilcox hit back-to-back 3-pointers to
start a 17-2 run to push Washington’s lead to 20 points.
The Huskies lead was 50-26 early in the second half before
they diverted into sloppy play and the Sun Devils responded with a 19-6 surge
to cut the Washington lead to 11 with 11:27 remaining.
The large lead was temporarily restored during a 15-4 run in
which Ross drained two 3-pointers and N’Diaye ended the surge with a dunk to
make it 71-49 with just over six minutes left.
Jordan Bachynski and Chris Colvin added 10 points apiece for
the Sun Devils.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wroten has a Washington freshman-record 54
steals, surpassing Justin Dentmon (52 in 2004-05). … Arizona State committed 12
of its 19 turnovers in the first half. … The Sun Devils were just 11 of 21 from
the free-throw line. … The Huskies are 14-2 at home.
Top Game Performances
Arizona St. |
|
Washington |
Carrick Felix 13 |
Scoring |
Terrence Ross 18 |
Chris Colvin 5 |
Assists |
Abdul Gaddy 8 |
Jordan Bachynski 7 |
Rebounds |
Desmond Simmons 6 |
Chris Colvin 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Tony Wroten 5 |
Kyle Cain 3 |
Steals |
Tony Wroten 6 |
Jordan Bachynski 2 |
Blocks |
Shawn Kemp Jr. 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona St.
|
69 |
49.0 |
8-20 |
11-21 |
11 |
28 |
3 |
8 |
19 |
Washington
|
77 |
49.2 |
8-25 |
11-15 |
18 |
30 |
3 |
10 |
15 |