Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona St. 73, Oregon 53
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 3, 2011
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # Glenn Mayberry, # Tony Padilla, # Deron White
Attendance: 5544

Senior guard Ty Abbott scored 22 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead Arizona State to just its third conference win with a 73-53 victory over visiting Oregon on Thursday night.

Abbott was one of three players scoring in double figures for the Sun Devils (11-18, 3-14 Pac-10), who never trailed in the game and snapped a two-game losing streak with the win. Jay-R Strowbridge scored 17 points off the bench to lead Oregon (14-15, 7-10 Pac-10), which shot just 29.6 percent from the field and lost its third consecutive game.

Arizona State jumped out to a 12-point lead at halftime using pesky defense that kept Oregon off-balance all game. Oregon’s leading scorer Joevan Catron managed just five points on 1 of 8 shooting in the game. The Sun Devils were hot from beyond the 3-point line, shooting 16 of 36 from behind the arc.

Forward Rihards Kuksiks tied a season-high with 22 points off the bench for the Sun Devils after not playing in Arizona State’s last four games.
Top Game Performances
 
Oregon   Arizona St.
Jay Strowbridge 17 Scoring Ty Abbott 22
Johnathan Loyd 4 Assists Jamelle McMillan 6
E.J. Singler 10 Rebounds Kyle Cain 8
Joevan Catron 3 Free Throws Made Ty Abbott 2
Malcolm Armstead 3 Steals Jamelle McMillan 3
Tyrone Nared 1 Blocks Trent Lockett 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon 53 29.6 10-29 11-19 12 35 3 8
Arizona St. 73 47.2 16-36 7-12 22 35 6 7