National Basketball Association
Arizona 68, Arizona St. 51
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# David Hall, # Randy Burkhart, # Michael Irving
Attendance:
14499
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jesse Perry scored a game-high 16 points and Solomon Hill had 11 points and 11 rebounds as Arizona defeated Arizona State 68-51 on Saturday in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both teams.
Perry, a senior, finished 4-of-6 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds for the Wildcats (10-4), who took a 34-20 lead into halftime.
Arizona, which has won 28 of the last 35 against Arizona State, extended its lead to 24 on Johnson’s 3-pointer with 16:52 remaining.
Nick Johnson scored 14 points and Jordin Mayes added eight for the Wildcats, who were 8-for-20 from 3-point range.
Arizona improved to 8-1 at home and extended its win streak to three games, and also improved to 23-11 all-time in conference openers.
Arizona State (4-9), meanwhile, lost for the fourth straight time after converting only 4-of-15 of its 3-point attempts. Ruslan Pateev scored a team-high 12 points.
The Sun Devils were inefficient offensively and committed 19 turnovers. Carrick Felix finished with nine points and six rebounds for Arizona State, which had its second-lowest point total of the season.
Top Game Performances
| Arizona St. |
|
Arizona |
|
Ruslan Pateev 12 |
Scoring |
Jesse Perry 16 |
|
Jonathan Gilling 6 |
Assists |
Kyle Fogg 4 |
|
Carrick Felix 6 |
Rebounds |
Solomon Hill 10 |
|
Ruslan Pateev 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jesse Perry 7 |
|
Kyle Cain 2 |
Steals |
Josiah Turner 5 |
|
Carrick Felix 1 |
Blocks |
Solomon Hill 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arizona St.
|
51 |
36.0 |
4-15 |
11-15 |
12 |
27 |
3 |
7 |
19 |
| Arizona
|
68 |
44.7 |
8-20 |
18-23 |
16 |
29 |
2 |
10 |
15 |