Arizona St. Sun Devils Basketball Fanatics

Even with a solid effort keyed on its top players, #19 Arizona State had more than enough to get the Pac-10 a win in the series with the Big 12. James Harden, the Sun Devils leading scorer, was held without a field goal for more then 19 minutes but still finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead ASU past Nebraska 64-44 in Tempe, Ariz., on Sunday. The Sun Devils played some impressive defense themselves, holding the Cornhuskers to 29 percent shooting and 20 points under their season scoring average. "I think, obviously, the difference in the game for us was our defense," ASU coach Herb Sendek said. "Even when we weren't scoring at the beginning of both halves, we didn't allow that to carry over to the defensive end of the floor." Rihards Kuksiles added career highs of 18 points and six rebounds and Ty Abbott scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed eight rebounds for the Sun Devils, who are off to their best start since going 7-1 in 1991-92. ASU is 7-1 for the season right now.

Category: NCAAB