National Basketball Association
Arizona St. 56, No.Carolina A&T 50
When: 2:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 23, 2010
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Mike Littlewood, # Mark Reischling
Attendance:
6154
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Rihards Kuksiks scored 15 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-point shot late in the second half, leading Arizona State to a 56-50 win over North Carolina A&T on Thursday. The Aggies, who led 50-44 with 7:52 remaining in the game, didn't score again as the Sun Devils (7-4) rallied from a 12-point deficit early in the second half.
Nic Simpson led North Carolina A&T with 17 points while Adrian Powell added 10. Thomas Coleman, the Aggies' leading scorer with a 15.2 average, was held to nine points and had 12 rebounds. Trent Lockett scored 12 points for the Sun Devils.
Arizona State led 20-13 in the first half before the Aggies went on a 16-3 run to take a 29-23 lead into halftime. North Carolina A&T opened the second half with a 9-3 spurt to go ahead 38-26 lead with 16:47 remaining in the game.
Arizona State rallied and tied the game at 50-all on Keala King's drive with 4:09 to play. Kuksiks' 3-pointer gave the Sun Devils a 53-50 lead with 2:51 to play.
Top Game Performances
| No.Carolina A&T |
|
Arizona St. |
|
Nic Simpson 17 |
Scoring |
Rihards Kuksiks 15 |
|
Nic Simpson 5 |
Assists |
Ty Abbott 5 |
|
Thomas Coleman 12 |
Rebounds |
Kyle Cain 14 |
|
Thomas Coleman 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Carrick Felix 4 |
|
Thomas Coleman 2 |
Steals |
Ty Abbott 2 |
|
Thomas Coleman 3 |
Blocks |
Ruslan Pateev 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| No.Carolina A&T
|
50 |
35.1 |
7-23 |
3-6 |
10 |
33 |
5 |
7 |
|
| Arizona St.
|
56 |
35.1 |
8-27 |
8-11 |
14 |
40 |
5 |
7 |
|