Eric Williams Jr.
67
San Diego SD 6-6,0-0 WCC
91
Winner Arizona St. ASU 11-1,2-0 Pac-12
San Diego SD
6-6,0-0 WCC
67
Final
91
Arizona St. ASU
11-1,2-0 Pac-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
San Diego SD 34 33 67
Arizona St. ASU 41 50 91

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Defeated at Arizona State

TEMPE, AZ – Led by five in double figures, Arizona State (11-1) defeated the University of San Diego men's basketball team (6-6) on Sunday, 91-67.
 
Graduate guard Eric Williams Jr. registered his sixth double-double of the season through 12 games, ending with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
 
Junior Sigu Sisoho Jawara also went into double figures with 15 points on 6-of-11 from the floor.
 
Fifth year guard Marcellus Earlington added 12 points and nine rebounds in the loss.
 
USD drops to an even 6-6 on the season, and will travel to UC Riverside on Tuesday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Arizona State jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Eric Williams buried a corner triple.
  • The Sun Devils led 19-10 with 12:22 left in the first half, but USD answered with an 11-0 run. McKinney and Pierre (with an and one) both knocked down triples, while Williams added two jumpers.
  • Desmond Cambridge Jr. scored nine straight points for ASU to regain the lead. Late in the second half, Jawara buried three-pointers on back-to-back possessions.
  • The Sun Devils scored the last four points of the first half, and took a 41-34 lead into the break.
  • Arizona State extended its lead to 53-38 with a 7-0 run early in the second half.
  • San Diego cut the deficit to eight with 8:50 left, helped by three-pointers from Jawara and Neel Beniwal. ASU answered with a 21-2 run to put the game out of reach.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Williams Jr. is averaging 14.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. He ranks top-15 nationally for both double-doubles and rebounds per game.
  • Earlington went into double figures for the 10th time this season, which leads the team.
  • Arizona State went 15-22 from the free throw line, compared to USD's 5-10.
  • Bendji Pierre ended with a season-high seven points in addition to two rebounds and two assists.
  • Arizona State scored 24 points off of 15 USD turnovers.
  • San Diego shot 40% (26-65) from the field and 37% (10-27) from long range.
  • Beniwal knocked down his third triple of the season.
 
UP NEXT
San Diego will remain on the road to face UC Riverside on Tuesday. USD holds a 16-7 lead in the all-time series, including a 74-62 win last season at the JCP.
 
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