National Basketball Association
Arizona St. 73, Houston Baptist 55
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 25, 2010
Where: Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska
Officials:
# Wilson Holland, # Shawn Lehigh, # Gabby Lujan
Attendance:
4775
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Trent Lockett collected 18 points and nine rebounds and Kyle Cain added 13 and 16 as Arizona State held off Houston Baptist, 73-55, on Thursday in the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage.
The Sun Devils (2-1) built up a 19-5 advantage through the first 10 minutes of the game and cruised into the half with a 32-19 edge behind nine points from Lockett.
The Huskies (0-3) battled back in the second half, creeping to within 59-53 after a pair of free throws by Michael Moss with 5:48 left in the game. But Arizona State turned it back on over the next three minutes, getting five points from Keala King during a 13-0 burst that put it away.
The Sun Devils have struggled at times early this season despite a starting lineup that includes three seniors and the sophomore Lockett. Coach Herb Sendek believes that his squad can challenge for the top spot in a down year in the Pac-10 but first he will need to get all-conference guard Ty Abbott healthy again. Abbott, who drained the game-winning shot against UAB in the last game, sat out Thursday with pain in his knee.
Andrew Gonzalez scored a game-high 26 points for Houston Baptist.
Top Game Performances
| Houston Baptist |
|
Arizona St. |
|
Andrew Gonzalez 26 |
Scoring |
Trent Lockett 18 |
|
Michael Moss 6 |
Assists |
Trent Lockett 6 |
|
Miles Dixon 6 |
Rebounds |
Kyle Cain 17 |
|
Andrew Gonzalez 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Trent Lockett 8 |
|
Shawn Echols 2 |
Steals |
Jamelle McMillan 4 |
|
Sammy Obetoh 1 |
Blocks |
Kyle Cain 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston Baptist
|
55 |
37.7 |
3-13 |
12-20 |
9 |
23 |
1 |
5 |
|
| Arizona St.
|
73 |
43.8 |
6-27 |
11-26 |
19 |
46 |
7 |
9 |
|
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