National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona St. 60, North Dakota State 57
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2011
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # Scott Brown, # Ken Ditty, # Mike Greenstein
Attendance: 4995

Carrick Felix drilled a 3-pointer just before the final buzzer and Arizona State overcame a poor shooting game to beat visiting North Dakota State 60-57 on Saturday.

After North Dakota State’s Mike Felt hit an off-balance 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to tie the game at 57, Arizona State (4-5) answered when Chanse Creekmur inbounded the ball to Trent Lockett, who passed to Felix for the game-winning shot.

Taylor Braun had 16 points and eight rebounds for North Dakota State (7-2), which shot 36 percent from the field. The Bison were 3-of-21 (14 percent) from beyond the arc.

Playing one day after highly touted freshman point guard Jahii Carson was ruled academically ineligible for the season, Arizona State committed 16 turnovers and shot just 15-of-44 (34 percent) from the field.

Kyle Cain and Lockett combined for 24 points and 25 rebounds for Arizona State. The Sun Devils played without point guard Chris Colvin, who sat out for disciplinary reasons.

North Dakota State was outrebounded 42-28 and fell to 0-4 against Pac-12 teams since beginning Division I play in 2004-05.
Top Game Performances
 
North Dakota State   Arizona St.
Taylor Braun 16 Scoring Carrick Felix 15
Taylor Braun 5 Assists Kyle Cain 3
Taylor Braun 8 Rebounds Kyle Cain 13
Lawrence Alexander 6 Free Throws Made Kyle Cain 10
Taylor Braun 3 Steals Trent Lockett 1
N/A Blocks Chanse Creekmur 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Dakota State 57 36.2 3-21 12-18 11 29 0 9 6
Arizona St. 60 34.1 5-18 25-35 12 42 3 1 16