National Basketball Association
Arizona St. 68, Loyola Marymount 44
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 20, 2014
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Jimmy Casas, # David Hall, # Brett Nansel
Attendance:
3923
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Arizona State 68, Loyola Marymount 44: Chance Murray scored a career-high 12 points while Jonathan Gilling and Bo Barnes added 11 apiece as the Sun Devils never trailed in a dominant win over the visiting Lions.
Shaquielle McKissic chipped in 10 points for Arizona State (3-0), which held the Lions to 28.1 percent shooting to win its 11th straight home game. Barnes and Gilling made six of the team’s 10 3-pointers as the Sun Devils overcame 17 turnovers.
Simon Krajcovic and Evan Payne scored nine points apiece for Loyola Marymount (1-2). Godwin Okonji and David Humphries grabbed six rebounds apiece for the Lions, who missed 19 of their 27 shots in the first half and trailed 28-22 at the break.
Okonji scored with just over 17 minutes left to cut the deficit to 31-26, but the Sun Devils answered with six straight points and extended the lead to 12 on Kodi Justice’s 3-pointer with 10:39 left. Gilling drained a 3-pointer with 6:03 remaining to spark a 12-0 run and the Sun Devils cruised to victory.
Loyola was outrebounded for the first time this season 43-32 and missed 10 of its 11 shots from 3-point range. Eric Jacobsen had seven points, a career-high 11 rebounds and four blocks for Arizona State, which recorded 15 assists on 21 field goals.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The teams met for the first time since Arizona State defeated the Lions 99-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 1980. … The Sun Devils improved to 37-5 over their past 42 home games. … Jacobsen and Payne were each assessed technical fouls with just over 16 minutes left.
Top Game Performances
Loyola Marymount |
|
Arizona St. |
Simon Krajcovic 9 |
Scoring |
Chance Murray 12 |
Godwin Okonji 3 |
Assists |
Chance Murray 4 |
David Humphries 6 |
Rebounds |
Eric Jacobsen 11 |
Ayodeji Egbeyemi 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Chance Murray 8 |
Simon Krajcovic 3 |
Steals |
Bo Barnes 1 |
Patson Siame 2 |
Blocks |
Eric Jacobsen 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Loyola Marymount
|
44 |
28.1 |
1-11 |
11-19 |
7 |
30 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
Arizona St.
|
68 |
46.7 |
10-22 |
16-23 |
15 |
39 |
5 |
5 |
17 |