Pac-12 basketball: Stanford holds off Arizona State’s rally – Salt Lake Tribune

by Tempe Guy on February 9, 2013

Tempe, Ariz. • Dwight Powell scored 22 points, Stanford made 10 of 18 3-pointers and the Cardinal held on to beat Arizona State 62-59 Saturday night.

Stanford (15-9, 6-5 Pac 12) won for the fourth time in five games, and fifth straight over Arizona State, earning a split in the desert after losing 73-66 at No. 7 Arizona Wednesday night.

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Josh Huestis added 13 points and John Gage scored all 11 of his points in the first half for Stanford.

Carrick Felix scored 16, Jahii Carson 15 and Jonathan Gilling 13 for Arizona State (18-6, 7-4).

The Sun Devils trailed by as many as 16 in the second half but had a chance to tie at the end, Bo Barnes’ 3-pointer bouncing off the rim with five seconds to play.

UCLA 76, Washington 62 • Shabazz Muhammad scored 12 of his 17 points in the first half, when UCLA took control on its way to routing Washington State 76-62 on Saturday night for the Bruins’ second straight victory overall and seventh in a row over the Cougars.

Jordan Adams added 14 points, Kyle Anderson 12 and Travis Wear 11 for the Bruins (18-6, 8-3 Pac-12), who shot a season-high 62 percent from the field one game after hitting a season-low 33 percent in a 2-point win over Washington on Thursday.

Brock Motum scored 17 points and Royce Woolridge added 16 for the Cougars (11-13, 2-9), who were coming off a four-point loss at Southern California. They have lost four in a row and nine of their last 11.

Washington State had a total of 19 turnovers in the game, just one off the team’s season high.

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