National Basketball Association
Arizona State 98, Central Arkansas 62
When: 3:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2016
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Rick Hartzell, # Casey McClellan, # Tom Nally
Attendance:
4479
By The Sports Xchange
Arizona State guard Torian Graham scored 26 points, guard Shannon Evans II had 23 points and the Sun Devils tied a school record with 18 three-pointers in a 98-62 victory over Central Arkansas at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday.
Forward Obinna Oleka had 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, his eighth double-double of the season, and guard Tra Holder had 22 points and nine assists for the Sun Devils (7-6), who broke a two-game losing streak.
Evans II had a season-high seven three-pointers, Graham tied a career high with six, and Holder had three. Evans II made eight 3-pointers while playing at Buffalo two years ago.
Guard Jeff Lowery had 15 points and center Mathieu Kamba had 13 points and 15 rebounds for Central Arkansas (1-12), which has lost nine in a row. Its only victory was against Army on Nov. 20.
Guard Jordan Howard, who set the Bears' career three-point record in their last game, had 13 points and made 3 of 14 three-point attempts.
The Sun Devils have made18 3-pointers three times in school history, twice for coach Bobby Hurley this season. Graham had six threes in a 97-73 victory over UNLV on Dec. 3.
ASU set a school record with 45 three-point attempts.
Arizona State went on a 31-11 run to break a 10-10 tie eight minutes into the first half and rolled to a 51-28 halftime lead.
Graham and Evans II made four three-pointers apiece in the first half, when the Sun Devils shot 28 three-pointers and made 12.
Central Arkansas missed its first 11 three-point field goal attempts before Howard hit one with 1:42 left in the half.
Arizona State will open Pac-12 play at Stanford on Dec. 30. Central Arkansas begins Southland Conference play against Sam Houston State on New Year's Eve.
Top Game Performances
| Central Arkansas |
|
Arizona State |
|
Jeff Lowery 15 |
Scoring |
Torian Graham 26 |
|
Jordan Howard 4 |
Assists |
Tra Holder 9 |
|
Mathieu Kamba 15 |
Rebounds |
Obinna Oleka 17 |
|
Mathieu Kamba 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Obinna Oleka 7 |
|
Jeff Lowery 2 |
Steals |
Tra Holder 4 |
|
Derreck Brooks 2 |
Blocks |
Jethro Tshisumpa 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Central Arkansas
|
62 |
38.6 |
3-24 |
5-9 |
15 |
41 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
| Arizona State
|
98 |
48.5 |
18-45 |
16-22 |
27 |
35 |
4 |
11 |
10 |
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