Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UCLA 66, Arizona St. 57
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 23, 2012
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # David Hall, # Mike Littlewood, # Milt Stowe
Attendance: 5477

UCLA 66, ARIZONA STATE 57: Lazeric Jones scored a game-high 20 points and his layup midway through the first half gave UCLA the lead for good as the Bruins cruised to the Pac-12 Conference win at Tempe, Ariz.

UCLA (16-12, 9-6 Pac-12) used a 17-4 run late in the second half to take control. Its biggest lead of the game was 66-49 with 2:25 to play. The Sun Devils scored the game’s final eight points but ran out of time in its comeback bid.

David Wear added 13 points and seven rebounds for UCLA. Josh Smith had 10 points off the bench.

Arizona State (8-20, 4-12 Pac-12) continued its offensive woes. The Sun Devils, ranked last in the conference in scoring, shot 41 percent and failed to top 60 points for the sixth time in their last seven games.

Jonathan Gilling led the Sun Devils with 17 points and Trent Lockett had 13.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona State’s second-leading scorer, Carrick Felix, missed the game with the flu. … UCLA improved to 4-6 on the road. … Bruin guard Norman Powell made his first career start and finished with two points and two assists.
Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Arizona St.
Lazeric Jones 20 Scoring Jonathan Gilling 17
Jerime Anderson 4 Assists Chris Colvin 9
David Wear 7 Rebounds Jordan Bachynski 6
David Wear 3 Free Throws Made Trent Lockett 6
Jerime Anderson 3 Steals Chanse Creekmur 2
Norman Powell 1 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 66 50.0 5-16 9-13 12 25 3 9 13
Arizona St. 57 40.8 7-17 10-14 14 30 0 4 18