Arizona State defeats Arkansas-Pine Bluff

November 30, 2009

<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/boateng_eric00.html">E… Boateng</a> had 17 points and seven rebounds and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/glasser_derek00.html">… Glasser</a> added a season-high nine assists as Arizona State defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72-57 on Monday.<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mcmillan_jamelle00.htm… href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mcmillan_jamelle00.htm… McMillan</a> had 12 points and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kuksiks_rihards00.html… Kuksiks</a> 10 for the Sun Devils (6-1).<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mcmillan_jamelle00.htm… Townsend led the Golden Lions (0-5) with a career-high 23 points. Tyree Glass had 11.<separator></separator>Arizona State shot 54.5 percent from the field and used its aggressive 3-2 matchup zone defense to limit Pine Bluff to 37.7 percent shooting. No. 6 Duke, which shot 41.8 percent in a victory over the Sun Devils on Wednesday, is the only team to shoot as high as 40 percent against Arizona State this season.<separator></separator>Boateng was 6 of 8 from the field and is shooting 71.7 percent for the season. He has 84 points this season, his first as a starter, after scoring 57 last year.