Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona St. 65, Colorado 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 6, 2013
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # Daryl Gelinas, # Mike Scyphers, # Kurt Walker
Attendance: 6298

Arizona State 65, Colorado 56: Jordan Bachynski finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and nine blocked shots as the host Sun Devils rallied from an early double-digit deficit to defeat the Buffaloes.

Carrick Felix scored a team-high 20 points and Jonathan Gilling had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Sun Devils (13-2, 2-0 Pac-12), who won their first two conference games for just the fourth time in the program’s 35-year history.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 19 points to lead Colorado (10-4, 0-2), and helped limit Arizona State leading scorer Jahii Carson to five points. Askia Booker added 13 points and Josh Scott had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Buffaloes.

Colorado surged to a 13-2 lead just over five minutes into the game as Arizona State missed eight of its first nine shots. The Buffaloes stretched the advantage to 17-4 before the Sun Devils began chipping away, eventually cutting the deficit to three at the half.

The Sun Devils finally went ahead 41-39 on a layup by Felix with 12:40 remaining in the game and didn’t trail again. Carson, who came in averaging 17.5 points, went scoreless until converting a layup with 5:26 remaining - part of an 11-0 run that stretched the lead to 55-43.

GAME NOTEBOOK: After starting the overtime loss Thursday against No. 3 Arizona, Colorado freshman F Xavier Johnson was replaced in the starting lineup by senior G Sabatino Chen. He finished with four points, the only bench points for the Buffaloes. ... Colorado F Andre Roberson, who entered the week averaging 12 rebounds, finished with 13 on Sunday - including four of his team’s 15 on the offensive end. … Nine of Colorado’s games this season have been settled by 10 points or less, the most in the Pac-12.
Top Game Performances
 
Colorado   Arizona St.
Spencer Dinwiddie 19 Scoring Carrick Felix 20
Spencer Dinwiddie 4 Assists Chris Colvin 5
Andre Roberson 13 Rebounds Jonathan Gilling 10
Askia Booker 2 Free Throws Made Jordan Bachynski 6
Spencer Dinwiddie 3 Steals Jonathan Gilling 2
Andre Roberson 1 Blocks Jordan Bachynski 9
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Colorado 56 35.3 2-19 6-8 10 36 1 7 10
Arizona St. 65 42.6 5-17 20-33 12 35 13 3 10