Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 77, Arizona St. 69
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 16, 2012
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # David Hall, # Randy McCall, # Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 9820

WASHINGTON 77, ARIZONA STATE 69: Terrence Ross scored 18 points and Washington remained in a tie for first place in the Pac-12 with the victory over the visiting Sun Devils.

C.J. Wilson scored 14 points, Tony Wroten had 13 points and six steals, and Aziz N’Diaye had 12 points as Washington (18-8, 11-3) won for the seventh time in eight games.

Carrick Felix scored 13 points and Trent Lockett added 11 for Arizona State (8-18, 4-10), which has lost seven of nine games.

The Huskies share the Pac-12 lead with California after beating the Sun Devils for the 18th time in 21 meetings.

Washington shot 61.3 percent in the first half en route a 44-26 halftime lead.

Arizona State trailed just 27-22 with under seven minutes in the first half when Abdul Gaddy and C.J. Wilcox hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start a 17-2 run to push Washington’s lead to 20 points.

The Huskies lead was 50-26 early in the second half before they diverted into sloppy play and the Sun Devils responded with a 19-6 surge to cut the Washington lead to 11 with 11:27 remaining.

The large lead was temporarily restored during a 15-4 run in which Ross drained two 3-pointers and N’Diaye ended the surge with a dunk to make it 71-49 with just over six minutes left.

Jordan Bachynski and Chris Colvin added 10 points apiece for the Sun Devils.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wroten has a Washington freshman-record 54 steals, surpassing Justin Dentmon (52 in 2004-05). … Arizona State committed 12 of its 19 turnovers in the first half. … The Sun Devils were just 11 of 21 from the free-throw line. … The Huskies are 14-2 at home.

Top Game Performances
 
Arizona St.   Washington
Carrick Felix 13 Scoring Terrence Ross 18
Chris Colvin 5 Assists Abdul Gaddy 8
Jordan Bachynski 7 Rebounds Desmond Simmons 6
Chris Colvin 4 Free Throws Made Tony Wroten 5
Kyle Cain 3 Steals Tony Wroten 6
Jordan Bachynski 2 Blocks Shawn Kemp Jr. 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arizona St. 69 49.0 8-20 11-21 11 28 3 8 19
Washington 77 49.2 8-25 11-15 18 30 3 10 15