National Basketball Association
Arizona St. 90, Sacramento State 70
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # James Giron, # David Nelson
Attendance:
5007
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Arizona State 90, Sacramento State 70: Evan Gordon scored a career-high 29 points and Carrick Felix added 21 points and 12 rebounds as the host Sun Devils cruised to victory.
Freshman Jahii Carson registered 12 points for Arizona State (6-1), which shot 48.4 percent and led 40-26 after closing the first half on an 18-9 run. Eric Jacobsen added six points and nine rebounds.
John Dickson paced the Hornets (5-2) with 12 points and seven rebounds, Dylan Garrity scored 11 points and Jackson Carbajal added nine. The outcome was never in doubt after Carson hit a 3-pointer to put Arizona State ahead by 20 with 10:36 remaining.
Sacramento State coach Brian Katz was ejected after his second technical foul with four minutes left in the first half. Mikh McKinney, Joe Eberhard and Konner Veteto scored 10 points apiece for the Hornets, who shot 34.5 percent in the first half and 40 percent overall.
The Sun Devils outrebounded the Hornets 45-32 and combined for 21 assists by seven different players. Gordon was 8-for-16 shooting, including five 3-pointers, and added three rebounds and five assists.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona State is 6-1 for the seventh time in 35 seasons. … The Sun Devils scored 90 points for the seventh time in coach Herb Sendek's seven years at the school. … Sacramento State was looking to start the season 6-1 for the first time in the program’s 65-year history.
Top Game Performances
| Sacramento State |
|
Arizona St. |
|
John Dickson 12 |
Scoring |
Evan Gordon 29 |
|
Dylan Garrity 4 |
Assists |
Carrick Felix 5 |
|
John Dickson 7 |
Rebounds |
Carrick Felix 12 |
|
John Dickson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Evan Gordon 8 |
|
Dylan Garrity 2 |
Steals |
Evan Gordon 3 |
|
Dreon Barlett 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Bachynski 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Sacramento State
|
70 |
40.0 |
7-22 |
15-23 |
14 |
32 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
| Arizona St.
|
90 |
48.4 |
11-29 |
17-26 |
21 |
45 |
7 |
5 |
11 |
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